CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite (P480685)

Literary artifact excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.03.01 Amar-Suen A (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
  sequence of Segment A (UET 8 33 + U 5307) and Segments B-E (UET 8 32, UET 6/3 487) far from certain; they may well belong to separate compositions. However, C follows B and E follows D.)
1. {d}alad x [...]
2. {d}amar-{d}suen [...] sza3 mu-un-x [...]
3. lu2 {urud}ha-zi-in-na e2-e KU x [...]
4. {d}amar-{d}suen-na esz3-e abzu-a [...]
5. ku3-sig17 du3-a {na4}za-gin3 szu tag x [...]
6. e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
7. {d}amar-{d}suen-na lugal-e e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
8. lugal-e? ug3-e ba-da-an-bala kur-ra x [...]
9. e2-e mu 1(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
10. {d}amar-suen-na me nam-lugal-la-na x [...]
11. mu 2(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
12. {d}amar-{d}suen-na lu-bu-usz-tum nam-lugal-la-ka-ni tug2-mu-dur7-ra ba-an-x
13. mu 3(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
14. {d}amar-{d}suen-na gesz-kin2-kin2-na geszkim-bi nu-bur2?-ru
15. mu 4(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
16. abgal-e du11-ga u3-na-du11 gesz-hur e2-e pa e3 nu-mu-un-ak-e
17. mu 5(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
18. esz3-e abzu-am3 kal-ga-sze3 szu mu-ra-ra-e-ne
19. mu 6(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
20. gesz-hur e2-e mu-un-kig2-kig2-e nu-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3
21. mu 7(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
22. {d}en-ki-ke4 e2-bi-sze3 e2 nu-me-a ba-an-na-du11
23. mu 8(disz)-kam-ma e2 du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
24. mu 9(disz)-kam-ma-ta {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e
25. e2-udun-na en? gal-an-zu HAR-ra-gin7 ba-du3
26. u4-ba en-e e2 ni2-te-na-ka
27. en gal {d}en-ki ki-bi ba-da-an-hul?
28. x-a-ni mu-un-|DU.DU| [...]
29. kusz2?-a ki-a |DU.DU| gaba x [...] x x [...]
30. a-a {d}en-ki eridu{ki?} [...] mu-un-dim2? [...]
31. sukkal-a-ni [...] GI?-GI? gal? mu-[...] nu-kusz2? [...] x IL2 [...]
32. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
m=segment B
  (= UET 8 32 obverse)
1'. x GIR3 su3-su3-u4 x [...]
2'. sag kesz2 ki dagal-la [...]
3'. {d}en-ki-ke4 igi il2-la-a-ni [...]
4'. e2-bi um-ta-e3-a abzu?-a [...]
5'. u4-ba nam-lu2-ulu3 szu nu-sa6-ga DI nam [...]
6'. gizzal su3-a inim gesztu2 nu-du11? [...]
7'. ba-DUN-DUN umbin ru-gu2-ni nu-du8-e
8'. sza3 hul dim2-dim2 nig2-erim2 ak-ak sa6-ga
9'. {d}amar-{d}suen-na e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 du3-u3-de3
  rest broken
m=segment C
  (= UET 8 32 reverse)
1. en [...] x x [...]
2. e2 {d}en-ki-ka3-sze3 du3-u3-de3 masz2-e szu mu-un-gid2-da-a
3. masz2-bi-ta e2 du3-a nu-mu-na-ab-be2 szu-ni la?-ba-szi-in-gar
4. lugal-e mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 [...]
5. {d}amar-{d}suen mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 mu-[...]
6. x mu e2 {d}en-ki-ke4 [...]
  rest broken
m=segment D
  (UET 6/3 487 obverse; this fragment might belong to the same tablet as UET 8 32, in which case it would preserve the beginning and the end of the tablet)
1. en nun gal-an-zu x [...] BI? x [...]
2. x [...]
  rest broken
m=segment E
  (UET 6/3 487 reverse)
1. lu2? URUDU HA RI? x IN? [...] sza3 [...] BA x x [...]
2. {d}amar-{d}suen lugal nam-tar-ra?-ni sza3-bi [...] nu-mu-un-ba-ba

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.03.01 Amar-Suen A (composite))
Composite Number Q000421
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P480685

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

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
2020-03-27 at 11:39:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480685.
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (No. P480685). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480685 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480685 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000421 ({Amar}-{Suen} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480685},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480685.
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (No. P480685). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480685 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480685 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000421 ({Amar}-{Suen} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480685},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P480685
LB  - CDLI:P480685
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry
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ER  - 
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