CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite (P479884)

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
1. U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x
2. szesz-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x
3. gi-ru U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI-x
4. ki-ga ag2-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI
5. i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 U3? nu-mu-e-de3-RI-RI la-x-x-e
6. an-bi szu-ga2 nu-mu-e-de3-ga2-ga2
7. garadin3-bi ma-a-ar A x x x x x x
8. x-bi ma-a-ar A x nu-ku7-ku7-x
9. sze guru7? x [...] MA x x
10. nin9-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
11. nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
12. gana2 gal-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
13. gana2 tur-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
14. sze nim x a szu-nim-bi du11-ga-gu10-sze3
15. sze sig a sig-bi du11-ga-gu10-sze3
16. sze-bi a gurun?-na [...]
17. garadin3-bi x x NI [...]
18. nin9-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
19. nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 gana2-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
20. gana2 gal-gal x UD-UD [...]
21. gana2 tur-ga2 szu [...]
22. [...] x U3? [...]
23. [...] x [...]
rest broken
m=segment B
1. [...] x [...]
2. x x-da-ka ba-hul? [...]
3. x garadin3-na-ka AN x [...]
4. x x-da-ka ba-hul? x x x
5. x garadin3-na-ka AN x x x x
6. mu-un-gar3 a-sza3 ur11-ru mu-x gar-ra
7. u3-mu-un szul-gi-ra MU sze x x x x x
8. x x-ir a-sza3 ur11-ru mu-x gar-ra
9. AN x-bi gur ab-ba-sze3{ab-ba-gu10} sa2?-du11 szu ha-ra-an-il2
10. nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
11. nin9 sa6-ga-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
12. nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ge26-e ga-ba-e-de3-gen
13. nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10 x x x-mu-szi-ib
14. {gesz}ildag2 SAR x [...]
15. szita3{ta?} _ki-en-DU_ {gesz}ildag2-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen
16. nin9-gu10 {gesz}haszhur-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen
17. GAB-a {gesz}haszhur x szu-ga2 _i-na_ he2-gal2
18. nin9-gu10 {gesz}nu-ur2-ma-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen
19. lal3-e dar-ra x x-ku7 in-ga-ba-ni-ib-DU
20. nin9-gu10 {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen
21. nin9 sa6-ga {gesz}kiri6-gu10-sze3 ga-ba-e-de3-gen
22. nisi ki-en-DU-na-gin7 [...]
23. MA LA KUM NA? _TA? KA BI? x_ A x [...]
24. hi-iz gakkul du11-ga x x [...]
25. nig2 x-la2{sar} ga-ba-[...]
26. [...]{sar} ga-ba-[...]
27. guru7-za? x A NU x ga?-mu?-ra-ab-x
28. GU7 GA? MU U8? KA-KA x x [...] x
29. nin9 sa6-ga sza3 hi-li-e?-a [...]
30. an-na szu-ga2 LA x za?-ra ga-mu-x-x-da-zu-x x

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.26 Šulgi Z (composite))
Composite Number	Q000418
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 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000418, ex. 001 (P343098)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P479884
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479884

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	2.4.2.26
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.4.2.26
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000418

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
2016-04-23 at 16:27:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:36	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479884.

CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite artifact entry (No. P479884). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479884 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479884 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479884.

CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite artifact entry (No. P479884). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479884 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000418 (Shulgi Z) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479884 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000418 ({Shulgi} {Z}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479884},
}

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