CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite (P479843)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.21 Letter from Nanna-manshum to Ninisina (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na dumu-sag an ku3-ga sag il2 nin-e-ne
2. x x x-a gal en {d}nu-nam-nir-ra me e2-kur-ra szu du7
3. x x x x gi4 ama gal {d}nin-lil2-la2 inim sza3-ga-na nig2 di
4. dam x ur-sag gal en {d}pa-bil-sag-ga2 szul gaba-ri nu-tuku
5. simx(GIG)-simx(GIG)-ma ki ku10-ku10-ga-ba sza3-bi lu2 nu-zu
6. ku3 {d}nin-i3-si-in-na {tug2}nig2-la2 sed4-de3 ki-bi-sze3 bi2-ib2-gi4-gi4
7. ama kalam-ma a-zu gal sag ge6-ga szim-mu2 ug3 lu-a
8. nam-tar |IR.RU.USZ| su lu2-ka gal2-la zi-ga nu-ub-zu
9. dingir nin e2-gal-mah |KAxX|-|KAxX|-ga-ta lu2-bi mu-un-silim-e
10. x x x x lu2 ti-le-de3 DI x
11. a x x zu gesz tuku nin-gu10-ra u2-na-a-du11
12. {disz}{d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 dub-sar dumu il3-szu-mu-ba-al-li-it,
13. ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
14. u4 AN x a2 mu-un-ta-e3 |KAxX|-ga2 bi2-ib-gar
15. szu-i lu2? x gu-za-la2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 mu-un-szum2-en
16. 9(disz)-kam-ma |KA.TAR| za-ha-da sag-ga2 i3-ni-in-gar
17. x x nibru{ki} {si}isin2-na{ki} gu2 mu-gar-re-esz
18. x-ma-te-ge26-e-esz nam-ti-gu10 KA-KA-ne-ne la-ba-an-szum2-mu-usz
19. {tug2}nig2-la2 nu-kesz2-da ba-e-szub-bu-usz ba-e-dim2-esz
20. tu{muszen} niga mi-ni-in-DU x-gu10-sze3? ba-an-ti-ti

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.21 Letter from Nanna-manshum to Ninisina (composite))
Composite Number Q000596
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479843

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

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Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
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Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000596

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-Manshum to Ninisina) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479843.
CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (No. P479843). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479843 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479843 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000596 ({Nanna}-manshum to {Ninisina}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479843},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-Manshum to Ninisina) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479843.
CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (No. P479843). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479843 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000596 (Nanna-manshum to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479843 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000596 ({Nanna}-manshum to {Ninisina}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479843},
}


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