All tablets.

Nammahni 01

(1) For Bau, the kind woman, child of An, lady of Irikug, his lady, Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš, her powerful steward, fashioned a door socket from this (stone).

Nammahni 04

(i 1) ... Kugsaga ... of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš ....

Nammahni 08

(1) To Nanše, her lady, Ninkagina, the child of Kakug, dedicated this (human-headed bull) for the well-being of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš.

Nammahni 10

(1') To ... Ninkagina, the child of Kakug, ... Bau, dedicated this (vessel) for ... of Lagaš, and also for her own well-being.

Nammahni 11

(1) To Ig-alima, his master, Urabba, the grand vizier, child of Utukam, the overseer, dedicated this (mace) for the well-being of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš, and also for his own well-being.

Nammahni 12

(1) To Kindazid, his master, ... dedicated this (mace) for the well-being of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš, ....

Nammahni 13

(1) To Bau, the kind woman, child of An, his/her lady, ... dedicated this (vessel) for the well-being of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš ....

Nammahni 14

(1) To Ninšubur, his/her personal god, ... for the well-being of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš ....

Nammahni 15

(i 1) To Ninšubur, his/her personal god, ... for the well-being of ..., ruler of Lagaš ....

Nammahni 16

(1') ... dedišated this (maše) for the well-being of .... The name of this weapon is “My master will rise!”.

Nammahni 17

(1) To Šul-šagana, the beloved child of Ninĝirsu, her master, Ninḫedu, the spouse of Nammaḫni, ruler of Lagaš, the child of Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for her well-being.

Pirig-me 2add

(1) To Ninmarki, his lady, Piriĝ-me, his child, dedicated this (human-faced bison) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being. (11) The name of this (object) is "The starving is the beloved of her heart".

Ur-Bau 02

(1) For Enki, his master, Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, the child born to Ninagala, built her temple.

Ur-Bau 03

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, built his temple.

Ur-Bau 05

(i 1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, my master, I, Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, the child born to Ninagala, chosen by Nanše in the heart, given strength by Ninĝirsu, called by a propitious name by Bau, given wisdom by Enki, who submits to the orders of Inana, the beloved slave of Lugal-Uruba, the beloved of Dumuzid-abzu, dug a pit ... kuš (deep). I sifted its earth as if (I were searching for) gems, carried around fire as if it were (to be made ritually) pure. I had (the temple) stand wide like a bull. I returned the earth into (the pit), constructed its ... foundation pit. On it I…

Ur-Bau 07

(1) To Igalim, his master, Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.

Ur-Bau 08

(1) To the protective spirit of Tarsirsir, Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, the child born to Ninagala, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being.

Ur-Bau 09

(1') ... Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, ... this (vessel) for his well-being ....

Ur-Bau 11

(i 1) To Bau, the child of An, Ur-Enlila, the ..., dedicated this (bowl) for the well-being of Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, and for the well-being of his own spouse and child.

Ur-GAR 1

(1) To Šul-šagana, the beloved child of Ninĝirsu, her master, Ninkagina, the child of Kakug, (Ur-ĝar's) spouse, ... this (mace) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš ....

Ur-GAR 2

(ii 1) To ..., ..., child of Ur-Bau, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (female statuette) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš, and also for her own well-being.

Ur-GAR 3

(i 1) To the protective spirit of ..., his lady, ..., the scribe, child of Puta, the overseer, dedicated this (statue) for the well-being of Ur-ĝar, ruler of Lagaš, and also for his own well-being.

Ur-Ningirsu 1

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, (also called?) En-me-zid-ana, the šennu priest, the beloved en priest of Nanše.

Ur-Ningirsu 2

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, (also called?) En-me-zid-ana, the šennu priest, the beloved en priest of Nanše.

Ur-Ningirsu I 1

(1) For Ninmarki, the kind woman, the first-born child of Nanše, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš built her E-munus-gisa.

Ur-Ningirsu I 2

(i 1') ... he šhose ... by eₓtispišy. (i 2') For the kind protective spirit, Ninsumun, his personal deity, he built her house in Iri-kug. (i 7') ... Zazaru .... (ii 1') For Urnunta-ea, child of Ninĝirsu, he built her house in Iri-kug. (ii 5') For Ninmarki, the kind woman, he chose the šita-abba-priest by extispicy.

Ur-Ningirsu I 3

(1) To Ninmarki, his lady, ... dedicated this (marble tablet) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for her/his own well-being.

Ur-Ningirsu I 4

(1) To the protective spirit, Bau, his lady, Nin-niĝare-si, (Ur-Ninĝirsu's) spouse, dedicated this (human-headed bull) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for her own well-being. The name of this votive gift is “May my lady raise him!”

Ur-Ningirsu I 5

(1') To ..., Ur-dub, child of ..., dedicated this (mace) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Ur-Ningirsu I 6

(i 1) To Bau, his lady, Ur-lugal-edenaka, the physician, dedicated this (stone plaque) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Ur-Ningirsu I 7add

(1) 2 gun stone (weight), (certified by) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš.

Ur-Ningirsu II 01

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned this (door socket).

Ur-Ningirsu II 03

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, made the temple of Nanše adjacent to the gate of honest speech.

Ur-Ningirsu II 04

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of ....

Ur-Ningirsu II 05

(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.

Ur-Ningirsu II 06

(i 1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned his own statue. He named this statue for his sake “As I am someone loved by his personal god, may my life be prolonged!”, and brought it before him into his temple.

Ur-Ningirsu II 07

(i 1) For Ningišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš ....

Ur-Ningirsu II 08

(1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, ... this (statuette) for the life of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, ....

Ur-Ningirsu II 09

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Ur-Ningirsu II 10

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Ur-Utu 2001 / CDLI Seals 001427 (CDLI Seals 001427 (physical))

(1) Baza, the shepherd, the servant of Ur-Utu.

Utu-hegal 2

(1) Utu-heĝal, king of the four quarters, returned the border territory of Ninĝirsu, Enlil's powerful warrior, under (Ninĝirsu's) authority.

Utu-hegal 2001

(1) To Ningal, the beloved spouse of Suen, his lady, Ur-Namma, military governor of Urim, house-born slave of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, his brother ... for the well-being of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of four quarters.

Utu-hegal 2002

(1') To Nanna, king of the Anuna gods, his master, ... for the life of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters.

Utu-hegal 4 (The victory of Utu-hegal)

(1) Enlil, the king of all lands, entrusted Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, the king of the four quarters, the king whose orders cannot be countermanded, with wiping out the name of Gutium, the fanged snake of the mountains, who acted with violence against the gods, who carried off the rule over Sumer to a foreign land for himself, who filled Sumer with wickedness, who took away spouses from the married and took away children from parents, who made wickedness and violence normal in the Land. (24) He went to his lady, Inana, and prayed to her: “My lady, lioness in the battle, who…

Utu-hegal 5

(1') ... Inana ... Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarterṣ ....

Utu-hegal 6

(1) Whoever erases the inscription of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters, and writes his own name there — or make someone else do it on account of this curse —, or destroys this (bowl), may his reign be cut short, may his lineage come to an end! May An, the king of the gods, and Inana, lady of Unug, curse his ...!

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AGGT 053

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — AGGT 053. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AGGT 379

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — AGGT 379. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).