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Primary publication:	RIME 3/1.01.07, St E composite
Author:	Edzard, Dietz Otto
Publication date:	1997
Secondary publication(s):	Lambert — Tournay, RA 046, p. 80-84 [1952]; Steible, FAOS 9/1, p. 190-202, 9/2, p. 44-51, Gudea Statue E [1991]
Citation:	Johansen, Mesopotamia 6, p. 9, pls. 9-12 [1978]; Colbow, Rundplastik, pp. 127-28 [1987]; Azarpay, JAOS 110, pp. 660-65 [1990]; Greengus, HUCA 61, pp. 48-52 [1990]; Braun-Holzinger, HSAO 3, p. 264, St 111 [1991]; Selz, N.A.B.U., no. 36 [1997]; Kose, BaM 31
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CDLI no.:	P431887
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz002fn8cj
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Transliteration:	Foxvog, Daniel A.
Translation:	Foxvog, Daniel A.
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Genre:	Royal/Monumental
Sub-genre:	composite
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Composite no.:	Q001544
Language:	Sumerian

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Object type:	other (see object remarks)
Material:	composite
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Provenience:
Provenience:	Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology:
Period:	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
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Date of Origin:	Gudea.00.00.00
Dates referenced:	Gudea.00.00.00
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1. {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: For Baba,
2. munus sa6-ga
#tr.en: the beautiful woman,
3. dumu an-na
#tr.en: daughter of An,
4. nin iri ku3-ga
#tr.en: queen of the Holy City,
5. nin he2-gal2
#tr.en: lady of abundance,
6. nin gir2-su{ki}-a nam tar-re
#tr.en: lady who decrees the fates in Girsu,
7. nin di-ku5 iri-na
#tr.en: lady who is the judge of her city,
8. nin sag-e ki-ag2
#tr.en: lady who loves (her) servants,
9. nin nig2 u2-gu3 de2-a
#tr.en: lady of things that have been lost,
10. nin-a-ni
#tr.en: his mistress,
11. gu3-de2-a
#tr.en: Gudea,
12. ensi2
#tr.en: ruler
13. lagasz{ki}
#tr.en: of Lagash,
14. lu2 e2-ninnu
#tr.en: the man by whom the Eninnu (temple)
15. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
#tr.en: of Ningirsu
16. e2-PA e2-ub-imin
#tr.en: and the PA-house, the seven-corner house,
17. mu-du3-a
#tr.en: was built-
18. u4 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: When Baba,
19. nin-a-ni
#tr.en: his mistress,
20. sza3 ku3-ga-ne2 ba-an-pa3-da-a
#tr.en: had chosen him by her sacred heart,
21. ARAD2 ni2 tuku
#tr.en: being a slave who reveres
22. nin-a-na-kam
#tr.en: his mistress,
23. nam-mah nin-a-na
#tr.en: the greatness of his mistress
24. mu-zu-zu
#tr.en: he did proclaim.
25. be6-lu5-da
#tr.en: To the cultic practices
26. {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: of Baba,
27. nin-a-na-sze3
#tr.en: his mistress,
28. en3 im-ma-szi-tar
#tr.en: he did attend.
29. nig2 e2-ninnu
#tr.en: Like the things (he had done) when the Eninnu,
30. e2 ki-ag2-ni
#tr.en: his beloved temple,
31. {d}nin-gir2-su
#tr.en: for Ningirsu
32. lugal-a-ni
#tr.en: his master
33. mu-na-du3-a-gin7
#tr.en: he had built,
34. u4 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: when for Baba,
35. dumu an-na
#tr.en: the daughter of An,
36. nin iri ku3-ga
#tr.en: the queen of the Holy City,
37. nin-a-ni
#tr.en: his mistress,
38. e2-tar-sir2-sir2
#tr.en: the Etarsirsir,
39. e2 ki-ag2-ni
#tr.en: her beloved temple,
40. mu-na-du3-a
#tr.en: he built,
41. iri mu-ku3
#tr.en: he sanctified the city
42. izi im-ma-ta-la2
#tr.en: and refined it with fire.
43. ga2 {gesz}szub-ba-ka
#tr.en: In the shed of the brick mold
44. gesz ba-hur
#tr.en: he drew the design.
45. ka-al-ka
#tr.en: and by the excavation
46. {gesz}uri3 ba-mul
#tr.en: he made the standards gleam.
47. im-bi ki dadag
#tr.en: The clay for it in a pure place
48. im-mi-lu
#tr.en: he mixed,
49. sig4-bi ki sikil-a
#tr.en: and its (first) brick onto a clean place
50. im-mi-du8
#tr.en: he let fall out.
51. sig4 {gesz}szub-ba i3-gar
#tr.en: He put bricks into the molds,
52. nig2-du7 pa bi2-e3
#tr.en: and made a fitting thing come forth resplendently.
53. usz-bi mu-ku3
#tr.en: He sanctified its foundation plot
54. izi im-ta-la2
#tr.en: and refined it with fire.
55. temen-be2
#tr.en: Its foundation pegs
56. i3 ir-nun-ka
#tr.en: with oil of princely scent
57. szu tag ba-ni-du11
#tr.en: he adorned.
58. {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: For Baba,
59. nin-a-ni
#tr.en: his mistress,
60. nin iri ku3-ge
#tr.en: the queen of the Holy City,
61. ni2 si-am3
#tr.en: she who inspires with awe,
62. iri ku3-ga
#tr.en: in the Holy City,
63. ki dadag-ga-a
#tr.en: on a pure place,
64. e2 mu-na-du3
#tr.en: he built the temple.
65. {gesz}dur2-gar mah
#tr.en: Her great throne
66. nam-nin-ka-ni
#tr.en: of queenship
67. mu-na-dim2
#tr.en: he fashioned for her,
68. ki di ku5-na
#tr.en: and in her place of rendering judgment
69. mu-na-gub
#tr.en: he set it up for her.
70. dub-szen ku3-ga-ni
#tr.en: Her sacred treasure chest
71. mu-na-dim2
#tr.en: he fashioned for her,
72. e2-mah-a-<ni>-e
#tr.en: and for her Exalted House
73. mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
#tr.en: he had in brought in for her.
74. balag nin an-da gal-di
#tr.en: The harp (named) The Lady Excels with An
75. mu-na-dim2
#tr.en: he fashioned for her,
76. kisal mah-na
#tr.en: and in her exalted courtyard
77. mu-na-ni-gub
#tr.en: he set it up for her.
78. u4 za3-mu
#tr.en: On New Year's Day,
79. ezem {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: the festival of Baba,
80. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 ak-da
#tr.en: when the bridal gifts are to be performed,
81. 1(asz) gu4 niga
#tr.en: 1 grain-fed ox,
82. <1(asz)> udu i3
#tr.en: 1 tallow sheep,
83. 3(asz) udu niga
#tr.en: 3 grain-fed sheep,
84. 6(asz) udu-nita
#tr.en: 6 rams,
85. 2(asz) sila4
#tr.en: 2 lambs,
86. 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
#tr.en: 7 kur-measures of dates,
87. 7(asz) sab i3-nun
#tr.en: 7 jars of butter oil,
88. 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
#tr.en: 7 hearts of palm,
89. 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
#tr.en: 7 [...] of figs,
90. 7(asz) giri3-lam
#tr.en: 7 baskets (of dates?)
91. 1(asz) te8-uz
#tr.en: 1 [...]-bird
92. 7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
#tr.en: 7 cranes
93. 1(u@c) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
#tr.en: 15 geese,
94. 1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
#tr.en: 60 small birds
95. is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
#tr.en: whose strings are 15,
96. 1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
#tr.en: 60 crates of fresh carp
97. is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
#tr.en: their strings being 30,
98. 3(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
#tr.en: 30 talents of turnips,
99. 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
#tr.en: 7 talents of [...]-grain
100. 1(gesz2) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
#tr.en: 60 talents of willow sticks-
101. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: (all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
102. e2 libir
#tr.en: in the old temple
103. u4-bi-ta-kam
#tr.en: of former days.
104. gu3-de2-a
#tr.en: Gudea,
105. ensi2
#tr.en: the ruler
106. lagasz{ki}-ke4
#tr.en: of Lagash,
107. u4 {d}nin-gir2-su
#tr.en: when for Ningirsu,
108. lugal-a-ni
#tr.en: his master,
109. e2 ki-ag2-ni
#tr.en: his beloved temple
110. e2-ninnu
#tr.en: the Eninnu
111. mu-na-du3-a
#tr.en: he had built,
112. {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: and for Baba,
113. nin-a-ni
#tr.en: his mistress,
114. e2 ki-ag2-ni
#tr.en: her beloved temple
115. e2-tar-sir2-sir2
#tr.en: the Etarsirsir
116. mu-na-du3-a
#tr.en: he had built,
117. 2(asz) gu4 niga
#tr.en: 2 grain-fed oxen,
118. 2(asz) udu i3
#tr.en: 2 tallow sheep,
119. 1(u@c) udu niga
#tr.en: 10 grain-fed sheep,
120. 2(asz) sila4
#tr.en: 2 lambs,
121. 7(asz) kur6 zu2-lum
#tr.en: 7 kur-measures of dates
122. 7(asz) sab i3-nun
#tr.en: 7 jars of butter oil,
123. 7(asz) sza3-geszimmar
#tr.en: 7 hearts of palm,
124. 7(asz) pag {gesz}pesz3
#tr.en: 7 [...] of figs,
125. 7(asz) giri3-lam
#tr.en: 7 baskets (of dates?)
126. 1(u@c) 4(asz) a2-an zu2-lum
#tr.en: 14 date palm spadixes,
127. 1(u@c) 4(asz) ukusz2 dusu
#tr.en: 14 earth-baskets of cucumbers,
128. 1(asz) te8-uz
#tr.en: 1 [...]-bird,
129. 7(asz) mu10-us2-sa2-ke4{muszen}
#tr.en: 7 cranes,
130. 1(u) 5(asz) kur-gil{muszen}
#tr.en: 15 geese,
131. 7(asz) i-zi{muszen}
#tr.en: 7 [...]-birds,
132. 1(gesz2) muszen tur-tur
#tr.en: 60 small birds,
133. is-hu-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz)
#tr.en: their strings being 15,
134. 1(gesz2) du5 ku6 suhur duru5
#tr.en: 60 crates of fresh carp,
135. is-hu-bi 3(u@c)
#tr.en: their strings being 30,
136. 4(u@c) gu2 lu{sar}
#tr.en: 40 talents of turnips,
137. 7(asz) gu2 gi:li9-bar
#tr.en: 7 talents of [...]-grain
138. 1(asz) gu2 {gesz}ma-nu
#tr.en: 1 talent of willow sticks,
139. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: (all these) were the bridal gifts for Baba
140. e2 gibil
#tr.en: in the new temple
141. gu3-de2-a
#tr.en: which Gudea,
142. ensi2
#tr.en: the ruler
143. lagasz{ki}-a
#tr.en: of Lagash,
144. lu2 e2 du3-a-ke4
#tr.en: the man of the temple building,
145. ba-an-dah-ha-am3
#tr.en: has added to them.
146. e2 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: With the temple of Baba
147. ki-be2 gi4-a-da
#tr.en: having been restored,
148. he2-gal2-bi
#tr.en: with its abundance
149. pa e3 ak-da
#tr.en: having been made to come forth resplendently,
150. {gesz}dur2-gar lagasz{ki}-ka
#tr.en: with the throne of Lagash's
151. suhusz-bi gi-na-da
#tr.en: foundation having been made secure,
152. gu3-de2-a
#tr.en: with Gudea
153. ensi2
#tr.en: the ruler
154. lagasz{ki}-ka
#tr.en: of Lagash's
155. gidri inim gi-na
#tr.en: scepter of true words
156. szu-na gal2-la-da
#tr.en: resting in his hand,
157. nam-ti-la-na
#tr.en: and his life's
158. u4-bi su3-a-da
#tr.en: days having been extended,
159. dingir-ra-ni
#tr.en: together with his (personal) god
160. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
#tr.en: Ningešzida
161. {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: to Baba
162. e2 iri ku3-ga-na
#tr.en: into her temple of the Holy City
163. mu-na-da-kux(KWU634)-kux(KWU634)
#tr.en: he entered with all this to her.
164. sza3 mu-ba-ka
#tr.en: In the middle of that year,
165. kur ma2-gan{ki}-ta
#tr.en: from the mountains of Magan
166. {na4}esi im-ta-e11
#tr.en: he brought down diorite,
167. alan-na-sze3
#tr.en: and into (this) stone figure
168. mu-du2
#tr.en: he formed it.
169. nin-mu ba-zi-ge
#tr.en: My lady, you raised me up for it.
170. nam-ti ba
#tr.en: Grant life!
171. u4 du11!-gaba i3-du3
#tr.en: On the day commanded for it I did build it!
172. mu-sze3 mu-na-sa4
#tr.en: (so) he named it for her,
173. e2-a mu-na-ni-kux(KWU634)
#tr.en: and into the temple he had it brought to her.
174. alan
#tr.en: (This) is a statue
175. lu2 e2 {d}ba-ba6
#tr.en: of the man by whom the temple of Baba
176. mu-du3-a-kam
#tr.en: was built.
177. ki gub-ba-be2
#tr.en: From its standing-place
178. lu2 nu-zi-zi
#tr.en: no one shall remove it!
179. sa2-du11-bi
#tr.en: The regular offerings for it
180. lu2 la-ba-ni-la2-e
#tr.en: no one shall reduce!
181. gu3-de2-a
#tr.en: (This is a statue of) Gudea,
182. ensi2
#tr.en: the ruler
183. lagasz{ki}
#tr.en: of Lagash.

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