《拉格什王表》译注

A Translation and Commentary of the Lagash Kinglist

《拉格什王表》是古巴比伦时期拉格什的书吏追溯当地从洪水后至古地亚时期历史的泥板文献,它不仅列举了拉格什地区的历代统治者,而且叙述了农业等人类文明诞生的简史。拉格什是早王朝时期两河流域比较重要的一个城邦,也是迄今楔文泥板较为集中的发现地之一。《拉格什王表》作为拉格什地区早期历史的重要历史文献,对研究古代两河流域文明的意义重大。

The Lagash Kinglist is an ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform text from Lagash. Lagash was one of the most important city-states of ancient Mesopotamia. The Kinglist can probably be dated to the middle Old-Babylonian period. The text lists the rulers of Lagash from post-diluvian times to Gudea, and gives a detailed description of the birth of agriculture. A large number of cuneiform texts were unearthed at Lagash.