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Ur-Nanše 04

(1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the temple of Ninĝirsu. (7) He built the temple of Nanše. (9) He built the Abzu-banda. (11) He built the Šeše-ĝara. (Upper Captions, 1') Awil-kinatum. (Upper Captions, 2') Lugal-ezen, child. (Upper Captions, 3') Mukuršubata, child. (Upper Captions, 4') Hursaĝše-mah (Lower Captions, 1) Anita (Lower Captions, 2) Balu, chief snake charmer. (Lower Captions, 3) Aja-kurgal, child. (Lower Captions, 4) Namazu, scribe.

Ur-Nanše 05

(Before Ur-Nanše, 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, built the temple of Ninĝirsu. (Before Ur-Nanše, 6) He built the Abzu-banda. (After Ur-Nanše, i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (After Ur-Nanše, ii 3) He built the Šeše-ĝara. (After Ur-Nanše, ii 5) He established control of the Dilmun-boats. (Upper Captions, 1) Lugal-ezen, child. (Upper Captions, 2) Ani-kura, child. (Upper Captions, 3) Mukuršubata, child. (Upper Captions, 4) Aya-kurgal, child. (Lower Captions, 1) .... (Lower Captions, 2) Anunpad, child. (Lower Captions, 3) Gula, child. (Lowe…

Ur-Nanše 06a

(Caption 1, i 1) Ur-Nanše, child of Gunidu, ruler of Lagaš, built the Ebgal. (Caption 3, 1) Men-barag-abzu, spouse of Ur-Nanše, ruler of Lagaš. (Caption 4, 1) Nin-usura, child of Ur-Nanše, ruler of Lagaš. (Main text, i 1) Ur-Nanše, child of Gunidu, ruler of Lagaš, built the Ebgal. (Main text, ii 1') ... established šontrol of the Dilmun-boats (šoming) from the foreign šountries. (Main text, iii 9) He captured .... (Main text, iv 3) He dug .... (Main text, v 4) He fashioned (the statue of) Kindazid.

Ur-Nanše 06b

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the Bagara of fired brick. He dug the Bagara .... .... (iii 7) He built the Ebgal. He built the temple of Nanše. He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. He built the Kinir. He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. He built the Tiraš. He built the Nine-ĝara. He built the temple of Ninmarki. He built the E-dam. He built the Kame. He built the Abzu-ega. He built the city wall of Lagaš. (v 10) He dug the Pa-saman-canal. He dug the A-suhur-canal. (vi 3) He fashioned (the statue of) Ninmarki. He fashioned (the statue of) Nineš-REC107. He…

Ur-Nanše 08

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (ii 2) ... foundation pegs and šourses of brišk.

Ur-Nanše 09

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (ii 3) He fashioned (the statue of) Šul-šagana. He fashioned (the statue of) Gušudu. He fashioned (the statue of) Kindazid.He built the temple of Ninmarki. He fashioned (the statue of) Lama-u-e. (iii 7) He dug the A-suhur-canal. He dug the Eg-tirsig-canal. He dug the great ... of the Enlile-pada-canal. He dug the ... of the Surdugin-du-canal. He dug the Nin-REC107-ba-du. (v 5) He is a man, who submits to the orders of Nanše.

Ur-Nanše 1

(1) To Nanše, the mighty lady, Ur-Bau dedicated this (vessel) for the well-being of Ur-Nanše, the šennu priest, the beloved en priest of Nanše, and for his own well-being.

Ur-Nanše 10

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (ii 4) He built the temple of Nanše. (iii 1) He built the Ebgal. (iii 3) He built the Kinir. (iv 1) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (iv 3) He built the Abzu-ega. (iv 5) He built the Tiraš. (v 1) He built the shrine of Bagara. (v 3) He built the E-dam. (v 5) He built the Kame.

Ur-Nanše 11

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 2) He fashioned (the statue of) Nanše, the mighty lady. (ii 4) He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (ii 5) He fashioned (the statue of) Šul-šagana. (ii 7) He built the Ebgal. (iii 2) He fashioned (the statue of) Lugal-urtur. (iii 4) He fashioned (the statue of) Lugal-Uruba. (iii 6) He built the Kinir. (iv 1) He fashioned (the statue of) Nineš-REC107. (iv 3) He fashioned (the statue of) Ninĝidru. (iv 5) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (iv 7) He fashioned (the statue of) Ĝatumdug. (v 2) He built the Bagar…

Ur-Nanše 12

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 4) He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (iii 2) He dug the Ninĝirsuke-pada (canal) .... (iv 1) He built the Abzu-ega. (iv 3) He built the E-dam.

Ur-Nanše 13

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 4) He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (iii 1) He built the Ebgal. (iii 3) He built the E-ĝidru. (iii 5) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (iv 2) He built the temple of Ninmarki. (iv 4) He built the E-dam.

Ur-Nanše 14

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 4) He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (iii 2) He built the Ebgal. (iii 4) He built the Kinir. (iii 6) He built the E-dam. (iv 2) He built the Bagara. (iv 4) He built the Abzu-ega.

Ur-Nanše 15

Ur-Nanše 16

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 3) He built the shrine of Ĝirsu. (ii 5) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (iii 1) He built the E-ĝidru. (iii 5) He built the E-dam. (iv 1) He built the Nine-ĝara. (iv 3) He built the Bagara. (iv 5) He built the Kinir.

Ur-Nanše 17

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Nanše. (ii 1) He fashioned (the statue of) Nanše. (ii 3) He dug the ... canal, and ... water into the ... canal for Nanše. (iii 1) He fashioned (the statue of) Ešir. (iii 3) He chose Ur-nimin (as) the spouse of Nanše by extispicy. (iii 7) He built the A-eden. (iv 1) He built the Nine-ĝara. (iv 3) He built the E-ĝidru. (iv 5) He built the city wall of Lagaš. (v 1) He fashioned (the statue of) Lugal-Uruba. (v 3) He established control of the Dilmun-boats (coming) from the foreign countries.

Ur-Nanše 18

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the Ebgal. (ii 4) He built the Kinir. (ii 6) He built the Nine-ĝara. (iii 2) He built the Bagara. (iii 4) He built the E-dam. (iii 6) He built the Tiraš (iv 2) He built the A-eden. (iv 4) He built the E-ĝidru.

Ur-Nanše 19

(1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the temple of Ninĝirsu.

Ur-Nanše 20

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the temple of Ninĝirsu. (i 7) He built the Ebgal. (i 9) He built the temple of Nanše. (ii 1) He built the Kinir. (ii 3) He built the Bagara. (ii 5) He built the E-dam. (ii 7) He built the E-ĝidru. (ii 9) He built the Šeše-ĝara. (iii 1) He built the Tiraš. (iii 3) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (iii 5) He built the Abzu-ega. (iii 7) When he built temple of Ninĝirsu, he provided the temple with 70 guru of barley. (iv 1) He established control of the Dilmun-boats (coming) from the foreign countries. (iv 4) He built the city wall of Lagaš. (i…

Ur-Nanše 21

(1) To Ninĝirsu, when he built for him the shrine of Ĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, dedicated this (door socket). (9) He built the temple of Nanše. (11) He built the Ebgal. (13) He built the Kinir. (15) He built the Bagara. (17) He built the E-dam. (19) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (21) He built the Tiraš.

Ur-Nanše 22

(1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Ninĝirsu. (8) He built the temple of Nanše. (10) He built the temple of Ĝatumdug. (12) He built the E-dam. (14) He built the temple of Ninmarki. (16) He established control of the Dilmun-boats (coming) from the foreign countries. (19) He built the Ebgal. (21) He built the Kinir. (23) He built the E-ĝidru.

Ur-Nanše 23

(1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the temple of Ninĝirsu. (8) He built the temple of Nanše. (10) He built the Šeše-ĝara. (12) He built the Abzu-banda. (14) He built the Bagara. (16) He established control of the Dilmun-boats (coming) from the foreign countries.

Ur-Nanše 24a

(1) For/to Ninĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, ....

Ur-Nanše 24b

(1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, ....

Ur-Nanše 25

(1') He established control of the Dilmun-boats (coming) from the foreign countries.

Ur-Nanše 26

(1) For Ninĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the temple of Tiraš.

Ur-Nanše 27

(1) To Bau, Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, dedicated this (cup).

Ur-Nanše 29

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the E-tar.

Ur-Nanše 30a

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the Šeše-ĝara.

Ur-Nanše 30b

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, built the E-ĝidru.

Ur-Nanše 31

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the levee alongside Sala of the Amorites. (ii 4) ... the temple of ....

Ur-Nanše 32

(iv 1) Šul-MUŠxPA, the personal god of the king, carried the pure earth-basket. (iv 5) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the shrine of Ĝirsu.

Ur-Nanše 33

(1) To Ninĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, ....

BIN 08, 029

Lugal-nigzu — Ur-nibeda — from the field a peg was pulled out; a donkey was released there; milk was declared there — before Ur-su, the donkey herder; house ... [broken] wages — distributed — [KU] ... the matter is concluded; to the governor of Nippur; ... [is] available.

Law·Economy

BIN 08, 038

15 gur of barley — purchase price for 1 house of 1 sar — it is. Nin-pada, wife of Lugal-ša, who drew [it] from the [clay] tablet [?] — received. 1 shekel of silver, 1 gur of barley — KUM-tuš-[ša3?], son of Lugal-[ša], received. Purchase price of [x x x]

Economy·Law

BIN 08, 173

[x]+4 shekels of silver, 12 gur 1 barig barley (lidga-quality), 41 sila of pig fat, 2 gur 1 barig dates, 1 grass-fed pig: this is the purchase price of Nin-gišnani. Ur-lugal, the donkey-herder, gave (it) to her — (for) the wall of the gate of the palace. Its case was put in order (settled). Dudu, ...... ...... [......], the men of the (legal) statement — they confirmed (it under oath). The oath ...... [......]

Law·Economy

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

šušx pa-nam-šita chief purification priest (iszib) great [BADxDIŠ-official] lord of IB chief šita-official abgal (grand sage) kingal tiru (palace attendant) [...] sukkal ([...] vizier/messenger) [...] x stone(?) x life/arrow(?) KAx[...] na [...] (too fragmentary to render)

DP 103

1 toe(?), numbering 1(?) — a toe (was) dug out/cut — (of) Dingir-šešmu, who is a cowherd — (by) Ninĝirsu-lumu('s) dal-bird (goose) — he/it was pecked/struck. Its silver: 10 shekels. Sasa, wife of Uru-inimgina, ruler of Lagash, into the palace, into her hand, caused it to be returned. 1.

Law·Economy

BIN 08, 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — BIN 08, 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

CBS 09647

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09647. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

CBS 09678

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CBS 09678. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) ?) — CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Nik 1, 126

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 126. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Nik 1, 313

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 313. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Nik 1, 318

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — Nik 1, 318. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

OSP 1, 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

OSP 1, 037

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — OSP 1, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

PBS 15, 20

Catalogue entry from CDLI (ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)) — PBS 15, 20. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).