CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite (P480123)

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

Info

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 (ETCSL 2.05.06.02 Ur-Ninurta B (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. en me galam-ma umusz ki gar-ra sza3 su3-u4 nig2-nam zu
2. {d}en-ki gesztu2 dagal mas-su mah {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne
3. gal-an-zu tu6 gar inim-ma se3-ga esz-bar-ra igi gal2
4. sa2 pa3-de3 u4 e3-ta u4 szu2-usz-sze3 galga szum2-mu
5. {d}en-ki en du11-ga zi-zi-da me-tesz2-e ga-a-i-i
6. a-a-zu an lugal en numun i-i ug3 ki gar-gar-ra
7. me an ki sag kesze2-bi-sze3 ma-ra-an-se3 nun-bi-sze3 mu-un-il2-en
8. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun ka ku3-bi du8-u3 nig2 giri17-zal si-si
9. dungu sir2-re a he2-gal2-la szum2-mu a-gar3-ra szeg3-szeg3
10. {d}ezina2 ab-sin2-na sag il2-il2-i u2-szim edin-na TAR [...] x
11. pu2-{gesz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin ki tag-ga tir-gin7 su3-su3-e
12. an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 a2-bi mu-e-da-a-ag2
13. {d}en-lil2-le mu mah sag-ku3-gal2 ni2 gal gur3-ru-ni
14. szu? ma-ra-an-ba en nig2-nam u3-tu {d}en-lil2 ban3-da-me-en
15. an ki-a dili-ni dingir-ra-am3 dub-us2-a-ni za-e-me-en
16. e-ne-gin7 nam sig igi-nim-ma tar-tar-re szu-zu-sze3 sza-mu-u8-gar
17. esz-bar zi ka-ta e3-a-zu uru2{ru} dib-ba-am3
18. {d}sa2-bar-a kur-za3 til-la-asz ug3 dagal dur2-ru-na-ba
19. gu7 nag-bi-sze3 im-da-kusz2-u3-de3-en a-a zi-bi za-e
20. en dingir-bi-gin7 nam-mah-zu me-tesz2 im-mi-i-i-ne
21. sa-gid2-da-am3
22. {d}nu-dim2-mud {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra inim ku3 du11-ga mah-zu
23. nir he2-gal2 gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku
24. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im
25. en mah an ki-a za3 bi2-dib mu-zu pa bi2-e3
26. {d}en-ki me a-na gal2-la mu-u8-ur4-ur4 abzu-sze3 mu-u8-gar
27. ki-tusz ku3 sza3-ge bi2-pa3-da-zu abzu esz3 mah-a x x
28. me-bi me-a diri gesz-hur-bi a-re-esz gub-ba-me-en
29. gissu-bi u4 e3-ta u4 szu-usz kur-kur-ra szi-im-dul
30. ni2 me-lem4 muru9 dugud-da-gin7 an ku3-ge ib2-us2
31. e2-kur ki-tusz ku3 an {d}en-lil2-la2 su zi im-du8-du8
32. sza3-ba gidru szum2-mu me hal-hal-la dingir gal-gal-e-ne-sze3
33. x numun? szar2-ra im-dim2-e nam-lu2-ulu3 u3-tu ti-le i3-gal2
34. a-a {d}en-ki bara2 nam-tar-ra-za dur2 gar-ra-zu-ne
35. sa-gar-ra-am3
36. lugal {d}en-lil2-le nir szum2-ma {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke4
37. e2 gesztu2-ga nam-gal-an-zu diri-sze3 nigin gal2-la-za
38. gal2 u3-bi2-in-tak4 sag ge6-ga mas-su gal-bi he2-em
39. su zi me-te nam-dingir-ra ur-mah nam-lugal-la
40. nig2 szu du11-ga u4 sag-ga2-na ti-la-sze3 pa e3-ni-ib
41. gu2-un dugud a-ab-ba sig igi-nim-ma sag-e-esz u3-mu-e-ni-rig7
42. {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ke4 he2-ni-ib-ku4-ku4 e2-kur za-gin3-sze3
43. {d}en-lil2-le igi hul2-hul2-la-ni e-ne-ra u3-mu-un-szi-in-bar
44. bala-a-na u4 du10 mu giri17-zal nam-ti-la ha-ma-ab-tah-e
45. a-a {d}en-ki nam-gal ni2 ri-a ka-ge dib-ba-zu-usz
46. {d}a-nun-na dingir szesz-zu-ne he2-me-da-hul2-hul2-le-esz
47. dumu an-na mah nir-gal2-bi tuku za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3
48. tigi {d}en-ki-ka3-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.02 Ur-Ninurta B (composite))
Composite Number Q000491
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 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000491, ex. 001 (P342953) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000491, ex. 002 (P345502) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000491, ex. 003 (P252359) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480123

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.6.2
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000491

References

  • history: Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)

    [AttingerViewCommentary] Attinger, Pascal. n.d.

  • citation:

    [Black1999Etcsl2562] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1999. “ETCSL 2.5.6.2.” 1999. https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/etcsl.cgi?text=c.2.5.6.2.

  • citation: Black 2004, 270-272

    [Black2004BY] Black, Jeremy Allen. 2004. Black 2004.

  • citation:

    [BotterondPlus] Bottéro, Jean. n.d. La plus Vieille Religion.

  • citation: , 103-106

    [Castellino1977Testi] Castellino, Giorgio R. 1977. Testi Sumerici e Accadici. Torino.

  • citation: , 108-110

    [Espak2010Enki] Espak, Peter. 2010. The God Enki in Sumerian Royal Ideology and Mythology. Dissertationes Theologiae Universitatis Tartuensis 19.

  • citation: ZA 49 (pp. 112-117, 138-145), 112-117, 138-145

    [Falkenstein1950Zeitschrift] Falkenstein, Adam. 1950. “ZA 49 (Pp. 112-117, 138-145).” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 49: 112–17, 138–45.

  • citation: , 150-152

    [Gerstenberger2018Theologie] Gerstenberger, E. S. 2018. Theologie Des Lobens in Sumerischen Hymnen. Vol. 28. ORA 28.

  • citation: Myths of Enki, 22-30, 209-211

    [Kramer1989Enki] Kramer, Samuel N., and John Maier. 1989. Myths of Enki, the Crafty God. Oxford University Press.

  • citation: , 35-39

    [LaraPeinado2006Himnos] Lara Peinado, F. 2006. Himnos Sumerios. 2nd ed.

  • citation: AS 20 (pp. 290-291, 292), 290-291, 292

    [Wilcke1975AS20] Wilcke, Claus. 1975. “AS 20 (Pp. 290-291, 292).” In AS 20, 290–91, 292.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-04 at 08:11:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2024-07-15 at 13:33:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480123.
CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite artifact entry (No. P480123). (2026, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480123 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480123 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480123.
CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite artifact entry (No. P480123). (2026, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480123 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000491 (Ur-Ninurta B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480123 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480123},
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