Entemena - Le Louvre

 

Entemena - Le Louvre

Entemena - Le Louvre

1. Tablet

1.1 Source

1.2 Photo

1.3 Drawing

1.4 Vocabulary

𒀭𒂄𒈲: dŠul-muš

𒂍𒋋: ebappir Brasserie

𒀭𒂷𒉐𒄭: dGatumdug

The signs for Gatumdug are somewhat difficult to parse, especially tum3, which does not really correspond to the actual engraving, and dug, a secondary meaning of the sign hi

𒀭𒀏: dNanše

𒊮𒉻𒁕: ša3 pa3-daTemple 'Chosen By the Heart

1.4 Text (cuneiform)

Column 1

𒂗𒋼𒈨𒈾

𒇽𒂍𒁋

𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢𒅗𒆕𒀀

𒀭𒂗𒆤𒊏

𒀭𒀀𒉌

𒀭𒋚𒈲


Column 2

𒂗𒋫𒈨𒈾𒆤(?)

𒈗𒆠𒀭𒈾𒉘𒂷𒉌

𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢𒊏

𒂍𒁋𒈬𒆕


Column 3

𒂍𒀜𒁕

𒉎𒊕𒂷

𒈬𒈾𒆕

𒂍𒀭𒂷𒉐𒄭

𒈬𒆕

𒀭𒀏

𒊮𒉻𒁕

𒈬𒈾𒆕

𒄀𒅗𒈾𒈤𒉌


Column 4

𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕

𒄀𒅗𒈾

𒌁𒆬𒁋

𒈬𒈾𒆕

𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢𒊏

𒀭𒄞𒋩𒊏

X

𒂍X𒂵𒆳𒆳𒊏X𒆪

2.1 Transcription

column 1

Entemena

lu2 e2-bappir3

dnin-gir-su-ka du3-a

diĝir-ra-ni

dŠul-muš


Column 2

En-ta-me-na-ke4

lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni

dnin-gir-su-ra

e2-bappir3 mu-du


Column 3

e2-ad-7

im-sag-ga4

mu-na-du3

e2dga2-tum3-dug

dNanše

ša3 pa3-da

mu-na-du3

gi-gu3-na mah-ni


Column 4

dnin-hur-saĝ-ra

gi-gu3-na

tir-ku3-ga

mu-na-du3

dnin-gir-su-ra

an-ta-su-ra

mu-na-du3

dnin-gir-su-ra

2.3 Traduction


Column 1

He who built the brewery of Ningirsuk, whose god is Surmus, Entemena, his beloved king, for Ningirsu


Column 2

Entamena, for Ningirsu, his beloved Master, build the brewery.


Column 2

He built the temple of the father of Im-sag.

He built the temple of Gatumdug.

For Nanše he built 'Chosen by the heart'.

He built his great sacred terrace.


Column 4

For Ninhursaĝ he built the terrace of the sacred forest.