Names

  • Ur-Nanše 06b

Numbers

  • Q001050
  • RIME 1.09.01.06b composite
  • FAOS 05/1, Urn 51; Crawford, JCS 29 p. 193-97 and 211-214 (photo, copy, edition) [1977]; Cooper, SANE 2 p. 13, 23 and 44-45 no. 1 (translation, study) [1983]; Rémer, in TUAT 1/4 p. 289-92 (translation) [1984]; Bauer, AoN 21 p. 4 (study) [1985]; Cooper, SA

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Details

  • slab
  • Early Dynastic
  • Lagash
  • Royal Inscription

Bibliography

FAOS 05/1, Urn 51; Crawford, JCS 29 p. 193-97 and 211-214 (photo, copy, edition) [1977]; Cooper, SANE 2 p. 13, 23 and 44-45 no. 1 (translation, study) [1983]; Rémer, in TUAT 1/4 p. 289-92 (translation) [1984]; Bauer, AoN 21 p. 4 (study) [1985]; Cooper, SA

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Ur-Nanše 06b (RIME 1.09.01.06b composite)

(column 1)
i 11[ur-d]⸢nanše⸣

(i 1) Ur-Nanše, king of Lagaš, child of Gunidu, citizen of Gursar, built the Bagara of fired brick. He dug the Bagara .... ....

i 22[lugal]
i 33[lagaš]
i 44[dumu gu-NI-DU]
(column 2)
ii 11dumu gur-sar
ii 22ba-gara₂
ii 33šeg₁₂ aluraₓ(BAḪAR₂)
ii 44mu-du₃
ii 5-65-6[ba]-gara₂;[x]-SAR
ii 77[mu]-⸢dun⸣
(column 3)
iii 11e₂ mu
iii 22ba-gara₂
iii 33nam₂-si-sa₂ šum₂-ma
iii 44eb mu
iii 55ba-gara₂
iii 66nam₂-si-sa₂ šum₂-ma
iii 77eb-gal

(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.

iii 88mu-du₃
iii 99e₂ dnanše
(column 4)
iv 11mu-du₃
iv 22eš₃ ŋir₂-su₂
iv 33mu-du₃
iv 44ki-nir
iv 55mu-du₃
iv 66e₂ dŋa₂-tum₃-dug₃
iv 77mu-du₃
iv 88ti-ra-aš₂
iv 99mu-du₃
iv 1010nin-ŋar
iv 1111mu-du₃
(column 5)
v 11e₂ dnin-mar-ki
v 22mu-du₃
v 33e₂-dam mu-du₃
v 44ka₂-ME
v 55mu-du₃
v 66abzu-eg₂!
v 77mu-du₃
v 88bad₃ lagaš
v 99mu-du₃
v 1010paₓ(E.PAP.PAP)-saman₃(BU.ŠE.EŠ₂.NUN)

(v 10) He dug the Pa-saman-canal. He dug the A-suhur-canal.

v 1111mu-dun
(column 6)
vi 11a-suḫur
vi 22mu-dun
vi 33dnin-mar-ki

(vi 3) He fashioned (the statue of) Ninmarki. He fashioned (the statue of) Nineš-REC107. He fashioned (the statue of) Ninĝidru. He fashioned (the statue of) Šul-šagana. He fashioned (the statue of) Kindazid. He fashioned (the statue of) Gušudu. He fashioned (the statue of) Lama-u-e. He fashioned (the statue of) Lugal-urtur.

vi 44mu-tud
vi 55dnin-eš₃-REC107
vi 66mu-tud
vi 77dnin-ŋidru
vi 88mu-tud
vi 99šul-šag₄
vi 1010mu-tud
vi 1111kinda₂-zid
vi 1212mu-tud
vi 1313dgu₂-šu-du₈
(column 7)
vii 11⸢mu⸣-tud
vii 2-32-3dlama;u₆!(KI.KID-)e₃
vii 44mu-tud
vii 55dlugal-ur-tur₃
vii 66mu-tud
(reverse)
(column 1)
r i 11[lu₂] lagaš

(r i 1) The leader of Lagaš went into battle against the leader of Urim and the leader of Umma.

r i 22lu₂ urim₅
r i 33lu₂ ummaki
r i 44memeₓ(LAK526)
r i 55e-še₃-re₆
r i 66lu₂ lagaš

(r i 6) The leader of Lagaš defeated the leader of Urim, and captured him. He captured the captain of the barges. He captured the captains Ama-barage-si and Kišibĝal. He captured Pap-ursaĝ, child of .... He captured the captains [...] and [...]. He piled up burial mounds.

(reverse)
(column 2)
r ii 11lu₂ urim₅
r ii 22aga₃-kar₂!(ŠE₃) ⸢mu-sig₁₀⸣
r ii 33mu-⸢dab₅⸣
r ii 44⸢ensi₂⸣ ma₂-gur₈
r ii 55mu-dab₅
r ii 66ama-barag-si
r ii 77kišib-ŋal₂
r ii 88nu-banda₃
(reverse)
(column 3)
r iii 11mu-dab₅
r iii 22pap-ur-saŋ
r iii 33dumu U₂-U₂-U₂
r iii 44[mu-dab₅]
(2 lines missing)
r iii 77[nu]-⸢banda₃⸣
r iii 88mu-dab₅
r iii 99SAḪAR-DU₆-TAK₄
r iii 1010⸢mu⸣-dub
r iii 1111lu₂ ummaki

(r iii 11) He defeated the leader of Umma. He captured the captains Lupada and Pabilga-lala. He captured Pabilgal-tuku, the ruler of Umma. He captured captain Ur-pusaĝ. He captured chief merchant Hursaĝše-mah. He piled up burial mounds.

r iii 1212aga₃-kar₂!(ŠE₃) mu-sig₁₀
(reverse)
(column 4)
r iv 11lu₂-pad₃
r iv 22pa₄-bilgaₓ(GIŠ)bil-la-la
r iv 33nu-banda₃
r iv 44mu-dab₅
r iv 55pa-bil₃-gal-tuku
r iv 66⸢ensi₂⸣
r iv 77ummaki
r iv 88mu-dab₅
r iv 99ur-pu₂-saŋ
r iv 1010nu-banda₃
r iv 1111mu-dab₅
(reverse)
(column 5)
r v 11ḫur-saŋ-še₃-maḫ₂
r v 22dam-gara₃-gal
r v 33mu-dab₅
r v 44SAḪAR-DU₆-TAK₄
r v 66mu-dub
(reverse)
(column 6)
r vi 77lu₂ ummaki

(r vi 7) The leader of Umma.

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