CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite (P479855)

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 3.01.07 Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Šulgi (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. puzur4-{d}szul-gi szagina bad3 igi-hur-sag-ga2
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) puzur4-{d}nu-musz-da}
3. arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
4. lugal-gu10 ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar dingir-re-e-ne in-ne-dim2-dim2-ma
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) ku3-babbar ku3-sig17}
5. zi-ni-sze3-am3 in-nu-u3
6. lugal-gu10 zi ugnim u3 kalam-ma-ni-sze3
7. bad3 gal igi-hur-sag-ga2 mu lu2-kur2 hul-gal2-sze3
8. ug3 kalam-ma-ni-sze3 mu-un-du3
9. i3-ne-esz ugnim lu2-kur2-ra im-ma-an-zi
10. 1(disz)-am3 lu2 igi-ga2 sah6-bi i-im-tum2-ma dab5-dab5-be2
11. inim ma-an-du11-ma igi-sze3 ib-DU
12. geszkim lu2-kur2-ra ge26-e i3-zu
13. lu2-kur2 me3-sze3 usu-ni im-ma-til usu-gu10 i3-tur
14. bad3 nu-mu-un-da-kal-la-ge en-nu nu-mu-da-ak-e
15. nam {disz}szu-{d}nu-musz-da ensi2 GIR2-lum-tur-ra{ki}
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) puzur4-{d}nu-musz-da}
16. 5(disz) ninda he2-ni-dar-dar
17. nam {disz}lugal-me-lem4 szabra {i7}szeg5-szeg5?
18. 4(u) ninda GAM ugu-ba nu-ub-gar
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) 3(u)}
  {(1 further ms. has instead:) 4(u) 5(disz)}
19. nam {disz}KA-ku3-ga-ni ensi2 ma-da MURUB4{ki}
20. 4(u) 5(disz) ninda gaba dab5-ba-bi ba-gul-gul
21. nam {disz}ta-ki-il-i3-li2-szu gu2-gal {i7}ab2-gal u3 {i7}me-{d}en-lil2-la2
22. 5(u) ninda sag ba-su13 murub4-ba im-da-an-ri
23. u4 lu2-kur2 im-durunx(|KU.KU|)-na-a ugu-bi-sze3 nu-ub-gar
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) u3-nu-ub-zu}
24. lu2-kur2 i3-durun-na-a usu-gu10 im-til
24A. [...]-kal-la-ge [...]-da-ak-e
25. ugnim-bi sza3 hur-sag-ga2-ka i3-tusz
26. tukum-bi lugal-ga2 an-na-kam
27. 2(szar2) erin2 lu2 kig2 ak-ne {gesz}dusu-a ma-ab-il2-e ul4-la-bi hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4
28. 1(gesz2) 1(u) aga-us2 szimaszgi RI ib2-SU?-a
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) LU2 ... x ib?-til ib2-[...]}
29. ul4-la-bi hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4
30. dim2-ma-bi in-dab5 ki-tusz-bi ga-ba-ni-kur2
  {(1 other ms. has instead:) dim2-ma-gu10 ib2-dab5! ki-tusz!-bi ga-ba-ni-kur2}
31. he2-zu ge6-ta u4 ul-le2-a-asz nam-tag-ni dugud
32. arad {d}szul-gi lugal-ga2 gi-na-me-en
32A. [...]-a KA-gu10 nig2 gu2 szub-bu-bi in-nu-u3
33. nam-ba-da-ug5-en
34. lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu
  {(1 ms. adds:) a-ma-ru-kam}

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.07 Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Šulgi (composite))
Composite Number Q000546
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 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 (P345073) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 002 (P345682) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 003 (P278772) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 004 (P305857) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 005 (P357291) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 006 & 000548, ex. 001 & 000551 & 000552, ex. 002 & 000555, ex. 005 & 000557, ex. 008 (P343780) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 007 & 000564, ex. 008 (P463983) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479855

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.1.07
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.1.07
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000546

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
2023-07-31 at 12:36:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-03-27 at 11:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-22 at 10:59:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-24 at 21:22:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38 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 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479855.
CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite artifact entry (No. P479855). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479855 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479855 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479855},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479855.
CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite artifact entry (No. P479855). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479855 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479855 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000546 ({Puzur}-{Shulgi} to {Shulgi}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479855},
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ID  - P479855
LB  - CDLI:P479855
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite artifact entry

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