Q000372 = CDLI Literary 000372 (Rulers of Lagash) composite = P469676

Q000372 000:	[mu-un-dun] dingir-a-ni {d}mes-an-DU
	did they libate.
	he dug, his personal god was Mesantum2;
Q000372 001:	[egir a]-ma#-ru ba-ur3-ra-ta
	After the flood had swept over
Q000372 002:	[u3] ge16#-le-eg3 kur-ra-ke4 ba-an-gar-ra-ta
	and brought about the destruction of the countries;
Q000372 003:	nam#-lu2#-ulu3 da-re-esz i-ak-a-ba
	when mankind was made to endure,
Q000372 004:	numun nam-lu2-ulu3# im-mi-in-tak4-a-ba
	and the seed of mankind was preserved
Q000372 005:	ug3 sag-ge6-ga ni2-bi-a im-mi-in-il2-la-a-ba
	and the black-headed people all rose;
Q000372 006:	u4 an-ne2 {d}en-lil2-le
	when An and Enlil
Q000372 007:	nam-lu2-ulu3 mu-bi sa4-a-ta
	called the name of mankind
Q000372 008:	u3 nam-ensi2 in-gar#-ra#-ta
	and established rulership,
Q000372 009:	nam-lugal# aga iri#-am3#
	but kingship and the crown of the city
Q000372 010:	an-ta# [nu]-ub-ta-an-e3-[a-ba]
	had not yet come out from heaven,
Q000372 0102:	mu 4(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) i3-[ak]
	he acted for 2760 years.
Q000372 011:	{d}nin#-gir2#-su {gesz}al {gesz}[mar]
	and Ningirsu, the hoe and the spade
Q000372 012:	{gi}dusu {gesz}apin-e zi-sza3-gal2 kalam#-[ma]
	the earth basket and the plough, which mean life for the Land,
Q000372 013:	ug3 se3-ga szar2-a nu-gar-re-esz-a-ba
	had not yet established for the multitude of well-guarded (?) people
Q000372 014:	u4-ba lu2-tur dan3-dan3-na-ka
	-- in those days, the carefree youth of man
Q000372 015:	mu 1(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak
	lasted for 100 years
Q000372 016:	nam-bulug3-ga2-ni-ta mu 1(gesz2) 4(u) bi2-in-ak
	and, following his upbringing, he lasted for another 100 years.
Q000372 017:	kin-gi4-a li-bi2-ib2-gi4-gi4
	However, he did not do any work.
Q000372 018:	i3-tur i3-tur-tur i3-gal2 ama-a-ni
	He became smaller and smaller, ...;
Q000372 019:	udu?-a-ni tur3-re im-ma-an-ri#-ri#
	his sheep died (?) in the sheepfold.
Q000372 020:	u4-ba a lagasz{ki} du3 [...]
	In those days, because the water of Lagaš was held back,
Q000372 021:	gir2-su{ki} sza3-gar [i3-gal2-am3]
	there was famine in Ĝirsu.
Q000372 022:	i7 nu-un-dun-[na-am3]
	Canals were not dug,
Q000372 023:	e pa5-re szu-luh# nu-ak-[am3]
	the levees and ditches were not cleaned.
Q000372 024:	a-gar3 gal-gal-e x [(x)]-na nu-un-[x]
	The large arable tracts were not ...,
Q000372 025:	GAN2#-ne2 GAN2 zi-de3# [a] he2#-gal2-la [nu-un-de2]
	there was no water to irrigate abundantly all the cultivated fields:
Q000372 026:	nam-lu2-ulu3 igi-bi im# szeg3-szeg3-[ga2 in-bar]
	the people relied on rain;
Q000372 027:	{d}asznan sze gu#-nu nu-ub#-ta#-[an-mu2]
	Ašnan did not make dappled barley grow,
Q000372 028:	ab-sin2-na [ka-bi nu-un-du8]
	furrows were not yet opened,
Q000372 029:	gu2 nu-mu-un#-[il2]
	they bore no yield;
Q000372 030:	an-edin-na [nu-un-uru4{ru}-ru]
	the high plain was not tilled,
Q000372 031:	gu2 nu-mu-un#-[il2]
	it bore no yield.
Q000372 032:	kur-kur ug3 lu-a dingir#-[re-ne-er]
	None of the countries with numerous people for the gods
Q000372 034:	kurun# du10 x x [...]
	emmer beer, liquor, ...,
	sweet liquor or ...
Q000372 036:	a#-sza3# gal {gesz#}[apin-ta]
	Large fields with the plough
Q000372 037:	[nu-mu]-un#-ne#-eb?#-[uru4{ru}-ru]
	they did not till for them
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Q000372 049:	a-sza3-bi# [...]
	Its field...
Q000372 050:	i7 dun-ne#-[de3]
	In order to dig canals,
Q000372 051:	e pa5-re szu!#-[luh ak-de3]
	to clean the levees and ditches,
Q000372 052:	a-gar3 gal-gal-e x [...]
	to ... the large arable tracts,
Q000372 053:	GAN2-ne2 GAN2 zi-de3# [...] im-[...]
	to ... all the cultivated fields,
Q000372 054:	{gesz}al {gesz}mar {gi}[dusu {gesz}apin-e]
	The pickaxe, the spade, the earth basket and the plough,
Q000372 055:	zi-sza3-gal2 kalam#-[ma]
	which mean life for the Land,
Q000372 056:	ug3-sze3 im-ta-an-[gar-re-esz]
	he established for the people.
Q000372 057:	u4#-bi-a sze e11-de3#-[da]
	Then, to making barley sprout,
Q000372 058:	gesztu2#-ga-a-ni na-an#-[gub]
	he did turn his attention.
Q000372 059:	[ki]-sikil#-sze3 igi-ni-sze3 ba-szi#-in-gub-ba-asz#
	He made the people stand before the maiden,
Q000372 060:	u4 ge6-bi-ta ki#-|KI.KAL|-bi#-[sze3]
	Day and night, at the appointed times,
Q000372 061:	sag-ba ba-szi#-in#-il2#
	they raised their heads.
Q000372 062:	{d}asznan sze-numun-bi mu-mu2#-a
	Before Ašnan who makes the seeds grow,
Q000372 063:	ki-a bi2#-in-za-za-asz im-mi#-ni#-in-e11-[de3-esz]
	they prostrated themselves and she made them grow (?)
Q000372 064:	{d}[asznan] [sze] gu-nu mu-[mu2]-a#
	Before (?) Ašnan who makes the dappled barley grow,
Q000372 065:	[...] KU? [...]-esz
	they ...
Q000372 066:	[...]-in#-il2#
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Q000372 099:	mu [x i3-ak]
	... acted for ... years.
Q000372 100:	igi husz x x [...]
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Q000372 101:	{i7}PU3 mu#-[un-dun]
	... dug the (canal) ...,
Q000372 103:	en-a2-ki-gal-la-[gub-ba]
	En-akigalaguba
Q000372 104:	dingir-ra-ni {d}x-[...]
	his personal god was ...
Q000372 105:	{i7}nina{ki}-gesz-tuku-am3 [mu-un-dun]
	he dug the (canal) Nigin-giš-tukuam
Q000372 106:	mu 2(gesz'u) i3-ak#
	He acted for 1200 years.
Q000372 107:	u4-ba mu# sar# nu-me-a x [...]
	In those days there was no writing
Q000372 108:	i7 nu-un-dun {gi}dusu [nu-un-il2]
	canals were not dug, earth baskets was not carried,
Q000372 109:	u4-bi-a a2 ur3 lugal [...]
	In those days, the king ...,
Q000372 110:	ug3 gesz tag-ga ku3-sig17 si sa2-a
	the people ... offerings of refined gold,
Q000372 111:	e11-de3-ra husz-na husz-a
	...
Q000372 112:	ba-ni-in-gar
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Q000372 113:	x tag-ga gabar zi-[de3]
	... a good shepherd
Q000372 114:	kalam-sze3 im-ta-an-e3
	rose over the Land;
Q000372 115:	a suhur ab-ba |NUN.ME.DU| ur3-ra
	...
Q000372 116:	sa12-esz2 mu-ni-rig7
	... he gave them (?) as a gift.
Q000372 117:	en-{d}nin-gir2-su-ki-ag2
	En-Ningirsu-kiag
Q000372 118:	dumu en-a2-ki-gal-la-gub-ba
	son of En-akigalaguba
Q000372 119:	mu 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for 1320 years.
Q000372 120:	en-{d}en-lil2-le-ki-ag2
	En-Enlile-ki-ag
Q000372 121:	dumu en-{d}nin-gir2-su-ki-ag2
	son of En-Ningirsu-kiag
Q000372 122:	mu 3(gesz'u) i3-ak#
	he acted for 1800 years.
Q000372 123:	ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu en-{d}en-lil2#-le#-ki#-ag2#
	Ur-Baba, the son of En-Enlile-kiag:
Q000372 124:	mu 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for 900 years.
Q000372 125:	a2-gal dingir-ra-ni {d}ig-alim
	A-gal: his personal god was Ig-alim,
Q000372 126:	mu 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) i3-ak#
	he acted for 660 years.
Q000372 127:	KU-e dumu a2-gal-la-ke4
	Kue (?), the son of A-gal:
Q000372 128:	mu 2(gesz'u) i3-ak#
	he acted for 1200 years.
Q000372 129:	ama-alim dumu# KU#-[e] [...]
	Ama-alim, son of KUe (?) ...:
Q000372 130:	mu 1(gesz'u) i3#-[ak]
	he acted for 600 years.
Q000372 131:	da#-an-x [...]
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Q000372 132:	[mu n i3-ak]
	he acted for n years.
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	he acted for n years.
Q000372 135:	A x [...]
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Q000372 136:	mu# [x i3-ak]
	he acted for n years.
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Q000372 141:	i7 [... mu-un-dun]
	he dug the (canal) ...,
Q000372 142:	mu [x i3-ak]
	he acted for n years.
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Q000372 145:	{i7#}mah# [{i7}...]
	... the (canal) Maḫ, the (canal) ...,
Q000372 146:	{i7}pirig3-gin7#-gen [{i7}...]
	the (canal) Piriggin-gen, the (canal) ...,
Q000372 147:	{i7}pirig3 ka {i7}lugal?#-[ka]
	the (canal) Pirig at the mouth of the (canal) Lugal,
Q000372 148:	{i7}GAN2-hi#-li-an-na {i7}TE#-[x]
	the (canal) GAN-ḫili-ana, the (canal) ...,
Q000372 149:	{i7}{d}nansze-pa3-da mu-un-[dun]
	and the (canal) Nanše-pada he dug.
Q000372 150:	a-gar3 gal-gal dili-e en3-bi tar-[re-de3]
	To care, single-handedly, for the great arable lands,
Q000372 151:	pa5 a du11-ga |AMAR.TI.AN| [mu-un-dun]
	he dug irrigation ditches and ...,
Q000372 152:	mu 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for 2220 years.
Q000372 153:	ur-{d}nansze dumu# x x-ma-ke4
	Ur-Nanše, the son of ...,
Q000372 154:	e2#-sirara6! e2 sza3 hul2-la-ni
	who built E-Sirara, her temple of happiness,
Q000372 155:	nina{ki} iri ki ag2-ga2-ni mu-du3-a
	and Nigin, her beloved city,
Q000372 156:	mu# 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for 1080 years.
Q000372 157:	an-ne2-tum2 dumu ur-{d}nansze-ke4
	Annetum, the son of Ur-Nanše,
Q000372 158:	ki alim-ma#-na dingir-re-e-ne
	in whose ... place the gods stood,
Q000372 159:	mu-un-gub-ba sa12-du5? {d}en-lil2 gal DE2
	who ... the land register of great Enlil:
Q000372 160:	dingir-ra-ni {d}szul-udul10?
	his personal god was Šul-utul,
Q000372 161:	mu# 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak
	he acted for 161 years
Q000372 162:	[...] NE# dumu an-ne2-tum2
	..., the son of Annetum:
Q000372 163:	mu [n] 6(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for n + 360 years.
Q000372 164:	[en]-en3-tar-zi dingir-ra-ni {d}mes-an-tum2
	Enentarzi: his god was Mesantum2,
Q000372 165:	numun# u4 re-a iri-da mu2-a
	of the seed of ancient days, who had grown together with the city,
Q000372 166:	mu 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak
	he acted for 990 years.
Q000372 167:	[x]-en#-da-in-si dumu en-en3-tar-zi
	..., the son of Enentarzi:
Q000372 168:	[{i7}ur]-mah#-banda3{da} {i7}tab-ta?-ku3-gal2
	the (canal) Urmaḫ-banda, and the (canal) Tabta-ku-gal,
Q000372 170:	[lugal-a-ni] {d}nin-gir2-su
	his king Ningirsu
Q000372 171:	[e2-a-ni du3-da] mu-un-na-du11
	commanded him to build his temple;
Q000372 172:	mu# 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) i3-ak
	he acted for 960 years.
Q000372 173:	en#-[{d}en-lil2]-le#-su mu# 1(gesz'u) i3-ak
	En-Enlile-su: he acted for 600 years.
Q000372 174:	en#-[x-x] dumu# [en]-[{d}en-lil2]-le#-su
	En-..., the son of En-Enlile-su:
Q000372 175:	[dingir-ra]-ni {d}nin#-[a]-zu mu 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) i3-ak
	his personal god was Ninazu; he acted for 660 years.
Q000372 176:	[...]-du8# mu# 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) i3-ak
	...: he acted for 1110 years.
Q000372 177:	[|PU3.SZA|]-[{d}nin]-lil2# mu# [x szu]-szi n 1(disz) i3-ak
	Puzur-Ninlil: he acted for n + 61 years.
Q000372 178:	[en-{d}mes-an-tum2 dumu] |PU3.SZA|#-{d}nin#-lil2#-la2
	En-Mesantum, the son of Puzur-Ninlil:
Q000372 179:	[dingir-ra-ni AN ... mu] 2(disz) szu-szi i3-ak
	his personal god was ..., he acted for 120 years.
Q000372 180:	da#-du dumu# en-{d}mes-an#-DU# mu# 2(gesz2) 4(u) <i3-ak>
	Dadu, the son of En-Mesantum: he acted for 160 years.
Q000372 181:	tug2-gur dumu da-du mu 2(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak#
	Tuggur, the son of Dadu: he acted for 160 years.
Q000372 182:	LA-x mu 2(gesz2) i3-ak
	LA-..., he acted for 120 years
Q000372 183:	|PU3.SZA|-{d}ma-ma dub-sar [{d}]nin#-ki#
	Puzur-Mama, the scribe of Ninki:
Q000372 184:	dingir-ra-ni {d}za-za-ru mu [n] i3-ak
	his personal god was Zazaru; he acted for n years.
Q000372 185:	|LAM.KU|-nig2-ge-na sza3-tam |PU3.SZA|-{d}ma-ma
	LAMKU-niggena, the administrator of Puzur-Mama,
Q000372 186:	lu2 bad3 gir2-su#{ki} ASZ2?-[a]-ni
	who built the wall of Ĝirsu, his ...,
Q000372 187:	e2#-gal ti-ra-asz2 ki# lagasz{ki} mu-du3-a
	and the Tiraš palace in Lagaš:
Q000372 188:	mu# 4(gesz2) 4(u) i3-ak
	he acted for 280 years.
Q000372 189:	[he2-en]-gal2 dumu |LAM.KU|-nig2-ge-na
	Ḫengal, the son of LAMKU-niggena:
Q000372 190:	[dingir-ra-ni] {d}pa4?-bil-sag mu 2(gesz2) 2(u) <i3-ak>
	his god was Pabilsag (?), he acted for 140 years.
Q000372 191:	[...] dumu he2-en-gal2 mu 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) <i3-ak>
	..., the son of Ḫengal: he acted for 144 years.
Q000372 192:	[ur]-{d}nin-mar-ki-ka dub-sar um-mi#-a
	Ur-Ninmarki, the scribe and scholar:
Q000372 193:	[x x] kal sag dur2-ra dingir#-ra#-ni# {d}ha-ia3 {d}nisaba
	..., his personal gods were Ḫaya and Nisaba,
Q000372 194:	[mu n] 2(u) i3-ak
	he acted for n + 20 years.
Q000372 195:	[ur]-[{d}]nin-gir2-su dumu ur-{d}nin#-[mar-ki-ka] [mu n] szu#-szi <i3-ak>
	Ur-Ningirsu, the son of Ur-Ninmarki: he acted for n × 60 years.
Q000372 196:	[ur]-[{d}]ba-ba6 dub-sar ur-{d}[nin-gir2-su-ka] x#
	Ur-Baba, the scribe of Ur-Ningirsu,
Q000372 197:	[...] x ukken-na [... mu x] 3(u) <i3-ak>
	who ... in the assembly: he acted for n + 30 years.
Q000372 198:	gu3-de2!-a szesz-banda3{da} ur-{d}ba-ba6-ka# [...]
	Gudea, the little brother of Ur-Baba ...,
Q000372 199:	e2-dub-ba sar-ra# {d}nisaba za3#-[mi2]
	who was not the son of his mother nor the son of his father: he acted for ... years.
	Written in the school. Nisaba be praised!