III. Inscriptions of Uru-Kagina
III. Inscriptions of Uru-Kagina
No. 1. 1—COLUMN I
1. For the god Nin-girsu
2. the warrior of the god Ellilla,
3. Uru-Kagina,
4. the king
5. of Shirpurla-ki,
6. his temple
7. has constructed.
8. His palace of Ti-ra-ash
9. he has constructed.
COLUMN II
1. The an-ta-shur-ra
2. he has constructed.
3. The E-gish-me-ra
4. in order to [be] the E-ne-bi of the countries
5. he has constructed.
6. The house of fruits which produces abundance (?) in the country
7. he has constructed.
8. For the god Dun-shagâna
9. his habitation of Akkil
COLUMN III
1. he has constructed.
2. For the god Gal-alimma
3. the temple of E-me-gal-ghush-an-ki
4. he has constructed.
5. The temple of the goddess Bau 1
6. he has constructed.
7. For the god Ellilla
8. the temple of E-adda, 2
9. his im-sag-ga,
COLUMN IV
1. he has constructed.
2. The Bur(?)-sag,
3. his temple which rises to the entrance of heaven (?),
4. he has constructed.
5. Of Uru-Kagina,
6. the king
7. of Shirpurla-ki,
8. who the temple of E-ninnû
9. has constructed,
10. his god
COLUMN V
1. is the god Nin-shagh. 3
2. For the life of the king
3. during the long days to come
4. before the god Nin-girsu
5. may he (Nin-shagh) bow down his face!
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No. 2—On a Buttress
1. [For the god Nin-girsu],
2. [the] warrior
3. [of the god El]lilla,
4. [Uru-]Ka[g]ina,
5. [the] king
6. [of Shirpur]la-ki,
7. [the Anta]-Shurra,
8. [the house] of abundance of his country,
9. [has] constructed.
10. His [palace] of Ti-[ra-ash]
11. [he] has constructed.
Lines 12 and 13 are destroyed.
14. [For the god] Gal-alimma
Lines 15–21 are destroyed.
22. [he has] constructed.23. [For the god] Nin-sar,
24. the bearer [of the sword?]
25. [of the god] Nin-girsu,
26. his temple
27. he has constructed.
28. [For the god …] gir (?)
29. the well-beloved
30. [of the god] Nin-girsu
31. his temple
32. he has constructed.
33. The Bur(?)-sag,
34. his temple which rises to the entrance of heaven (?),
35. he has constructed.
36. For the god Ellilla
37. the temple of E-adda?, 1
38. his im-sag-ga,
39. he has constructed.
40. For the god Nin-girsu
41. the sanctuary (?)
42. of E-melam-kurra 2
43. he has constructed.
44. The temple wherein dwells (?) the god Nin-girsu
45. he has constructed.
46. Of Uru-Kagina,
47. who the temple
48. of the god Nin-girsu …
The inscription breaks of here, having never been finished.
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No. 3.—On a Cylinder 1
COLUMN I
The first lines are lost.
1. Uru-Kagina,
2. the king
3. Of Girsu-ki,
4. the Anta-shurra,
5. the house of abundance of his country,
6. his palace of Ti-ra-ash,
7. has constructed.
8. The temple of the goddess Bau
9. [he has] constructed.
Lacuna.
COLUMN II
The first lines are lost.
1. he has [constructed].
2. For the god [Dun-sha]ga[na]
3. his habitation of [Akkil]
4. he has [constructed].
5. For the god …
6. his tablet-like amulets (?) 2
7. (and) his temple he has made.
8. In the middle (of this temple)
9. for the god Za-za-uru,
10. for the god Im-ghud-ên,
11. for the god Gim-nun-ta-ên-a
12. temples he has built for them.
13. For the god Nin-sar
Lacuna.
COLUMN III
The first lines are lost.
1. [For the god Ellil]la
2. [the temple of E-]adda, his [im-]sagga,
3. he has constructed.
4. For the goddess Ninâ,
5. her favourite river,
6. the canal Ninâ-ki-tum-a
7. he has excavated (?).
8. At the mouth (of the canal), an edifice…
Fragments of four other columns remain.