CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite (P481158)

Literary artifact excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.99.c Royal Praise Poem fragment c (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
beginning broken
1. [...] GAR [...]
2. [...] hur?-sag gal-gin7 [...]
3. [...] {d}gilgamesz2 gissu-ba ni2 [...]-te-en
4. [...] kur szuba2 amasz giri17-zal [...]
5. [...] ki-tusz nu-gig x [...]
6. [...] kisal ba-ra-ra [...]
7. [...] x kesze2 he2-gal2 ki szu BA RA [...]
8. [...] x x x kur HAR-ra x [...]
rest broken

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.99.c Royal Praise Poem fragment c (composite))
Composite Number	Q000537
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 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000537, ex. 001 (P349112)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Uruk (mod. Warka)

Record

CDLI number	P481158
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P481158

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-04-23 at 16:27:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem Fragment c) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481158.

CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite artifact entry (No. P481158). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481158

CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481158 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	month = {jul 31},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481158},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem Fragment c) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481158.

CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite artifact entry (No. P481158). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481158

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000537 {Royal} {Praise} {Poem} fragment c) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481158},
}

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DA  - 2015/7/31/
PY  - 2015
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LB  - CDLI:P481158
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000537 Royal Praise Poem fragment c) composite artifact 
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