The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature
Catalogues: by date | by number | in full | Website info: navigation help | site description | display conventions | recent changes
Project info: consolidated bibliography | about the project | credits and copyright | links This composition: composite text | bibliography


The history of the Tummal: translation

1-6En-me-barage-si, the king, built the Iri-nanam in Enlil's temple. Aga, son of En-me-barage-si, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for the first time.

7-11Mes-ane-pada built the Burcucua in Enlil's temple. Mes-ki-aj-nuna, son of Mes-ane-pada, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a second time.

12-16Gilgamec built the Numunbura in Enlil's temple. Ur-lugal, son of Gilgamec, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a third time.

17-21Nanni built the Lofty Garden in Enlil's temple. Mes-ki-aj-Nanna, son of Nanni, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fourth time.

22-26Ur-Namma, built the E-kur. Culgi, son of Ur-Namma, made the Tummal flourish and brought Ninlil into the Tummal. Then the Tummal fell into ruins for a fifth time.

27-30From the years of Amar-Suen (1 ms. has instead: Cu-Suen) until king Ibbi-Suen chose En-am-gal-ana (1. ms. has instead: En-me-gal-ana) by extispicy as the high priest of Inana of Unug, Ninlil came regularly to the Tummal.

31-31Written according to the words of Lu-Inana the chief leatherworker of Enlil.

32-33Icbi-Erra, who looks after the E-kur, built the E-cutum of Enlil.


Top | Home This composition: composite text | bibliography


Revision history

20.iv.1998 : GZ : adapting translation
24.iv.1998 : JAB : proofreading
17.v.1999 : GZ : minor corrections
17.v.1999 : GZ : SGML tagging
28.v.1999 : ER : proofreading SGML
28.v.1999 : ER : converting to HTML 4.0
7.ix.2001 : ER : header and footer reformatted; substantive content of file not changed