CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite (P469692)

Literary artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.05 Ur-Namma E (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Composite

Text

object composite text
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1'. abul-zu e3?-a a mah gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
en: Those who leave through your gate are an uncontrollable flood.
2'. esz3 uri5{ki} sza3-zu kur he2-gal2 bar-zu hur-sag he-nun-na
en: Shrine Urim, your interior is a mountain of abundance, your exterior a hill of plenty.
3'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 hur-sag galam-ma sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu
en: No one can learn the interior of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the artfully fashioned mountain.
4'. ki ut ti-zu [...] {gesz}erin-na mu-zu-sze3 kalam hul2-a
en: Your place of marvel is ... of cedar, your name makes the Land rejoice.
5'. en-zu en sig7-ga mu pa3-da
en: Your lord is the one called as the beautiful lord,
6'. dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka me-te kur-kur-ra
en: the child of Ninsumun, the ornament of all the lands.
7'. uri5{ki} me gal-zu a-ra2-ab dingir-re-ne
en: Ur, your great divine power
8'. kalam-ma gal2-la tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
en: is the gods's shackle on the Land. Your name be praised indeed!
9'. ka2-zu an sig7-ga su zi gur3-ru
en: Your gate is the blue sky imbued with fearsomeness;
10'. gal2 da13-da13-bi {d}utu an-ur2-ta u4 mi-ne-gar-ra-ta
en: only when it is open does Utu illuminate from the horizon.
11'. gi-sza3-zu-ta ki nam tar-re dingir-re-ne
en: Your platform is where the fates are determined by the gods;
12'. di si sa2 ku5-me-en tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
en: you make just decisions. Your name be praised indeed!
13'. sza3-ga-zu-ta gesz-hur zi-da hul-gal2 nu-dab5-be2
en: In your interior, the evildoer dare not lay hold of the holy statutes.
14'. e2-kisz-nu-gal2 sza3-zu uszumgal hul-gal2 nu-un-zu
en: E-kiš-nu-ĝal, the evil-doer cannot even come to know your interior, which is a dragon.
15'. e2 gi-gun4-na-zu nidba-zu KID DIM? {d}en-lil2? su3-ru?
en: House, your terrace ... Enlil ... your offerings.
16'. dub-la2-mah ki nam tar-re-za dingir gal-gal-e-ne
en: At your Dubla-maḫ, the place where the fates are determined, the great gods
17'. nam mi-ni-ib-tar-re-ne
en: determine the fates.
18'. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru tum2-ma
en: Worthy of the E-temen-ni-guru, born ...,
19'. u3-tu-da [...] tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i
en: your name be praised indeed!
20'. en sig7-ga [...] sipa zi ur-{d}namma
en: The beautiful lord ... the true shepherd Ur-Namma,
21'. uri5{ki} [...]
en: ... Ur ...
22'. e2 sig3-ga {d}utu-gin7 AN? [...]
en: The silent house ... like Utu.
23'. tesz2 mu-zu he2-i-i ur-{d}namma x [...]
en: Your name be praised indeed! Ur-Namma ...
24'. su6 za-gin3 su3-su3 x [...]
en: ..., adorned with a lapis lazuli beard ...
25'. lugal hi-li gur3-ru me-lem4 kalam-ma dul-la
en: The king endowed with allure, the radiance covering the nation,
cited in Ur III catalogue at Yale, 0.1.2, line 17; OB catalogue from Nibru (N6), 0.2.13, line 12)
26'. ur-{d}namma {d}dili{im2}-babbar-re sza3 ku3-ge ba-ni-in-pa3
en: in his pure heart Ašimbabbar has chosen Ur-Namma.
27'. nig2-erim2 igi-ni-sze3 nu-dib-ba nig2-si-sa2
en: Wickedness cannot pass unnoticed before his eyes.
28'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nig2-gur11 sa2 bi2-in-du11
en: Ur-Namma has accomplished an achievement, justice!
29'. lugal-e pa-mul-pa-mul zu
en: The king, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
30'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
31'. inim zu en-na-ke4 pa-mul-pa-mul zu
en: The eloquent one of the lord, who knows (?) the spreading branches,
32'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 masz-gi-i-i im-me
en: Ur-Namma acts (?) as constable.
33'. lugal-e e2 {d}suen-na-ke4
en: The king, at the house of Suen,
34'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 ni2 he2-eb-szi-ib2-te-en-te
en: Ur-Namma refreshes himself.
35'. lugal-e {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-ke4
en: for the Tigris and the Euphrates
36'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
en: and for Ur-Namma, she has determined a fate for the king,
37'. nin-bi nin nig2-gur11-ra-ke4 nin e2 [...]
en: Its lady, the lady of possessions, the lady of ...
38'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 nam mu-ni-ib-tar-re
en: has determined a fate for Ur-Namma.
39'. munus a nun-na-ke4 mi2 zi-de3-esz mu-un-e
en: The woman of the princely seed has treated him kindly.
40'. {d}ur-{d}namma-ke4 |GA2xX| NE NA [...]
en: Ur-Namma ...
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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.05 Ur-Namma E (composite))
Composite Number	Q000390
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000390, ex. 001 (P343585)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Girsu (mod. Tello)

Record

CDLI number	P469692
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P469692

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	2.4.1.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.4.1.5
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000390

References

history: ETCSL, 2.4.1.5

[BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-15 at 20:56:08	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-07-15 at 19:38:00	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-04-23 at 16:27:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-10-17 at 12:37:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-09-16 at 08:27:10	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P469692.

CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (No. P469692). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469692 (Original work published 2014)

CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469692 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P469692.

CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (No. P469692). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469692 (Original work published 2014)

CDLI Literary 000390 (Ur-Namma E) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469692 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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