CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite (P481737)

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1. ur-sag a2-gal2 {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne e2-kur-ta e3-a
2. {d}nin-urta en {d}nu-nam-nir-re u18-lu gal-gin7 [...] x
3. mu-un-tu-u4-de3-en u3-ma-ni gub-bu-de3 gu3 ma?-ra-de2?
4. bar-su3-am3
5. {d}nin-tu-re szu nig2 dim2-ma-ni za-ra mu-ri-in-bad?
6. ubur du10-ga-na ka ma-ra-ni-in-ba ga nam-szul-la mi-ri-in-gu7
7. am u6 di-gin7 alan-zu mu-un-er9 a2-ur2-zu mu-un-gur4?
8. igi ni2 bur2-e en me-lem4 nam-ur-sag da-da-ra-sze3 mi-ri-in-du11
9. kiszib-la2 zi-da-zu im-ma-an-dab5 ama-zu {d}nin-tu-re
10. e2-kur esz3 mah-a mi-ni-in-ku4-re-en a-a-zu {d}en-lil2-ra
11. mu-na-ab-be2 dumu szu gar gi4-zu nam gal tar-mu-ni-ib2
12. sza3-ba-tuku-am3
13. {d}en-lil2-le igi hul2 mu-szi-in-bar nam mu-ni-ib2-tar-re
14. u4-ta-u18-lu an ki szu2-a-sze3 mu-zu he2-em-mah
15. me-lem4-zu-sze3 dingir gal-gal-e-ne sag im-da-sag3-ge-ne?
16. bar-su3 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3
17. mur sza4-zu inim du11-ga-zu-sze3 kur-kur ni2-ba hu-mu-gam-de3
18. igi hu-luh-ha-zu-ne gu2-erim2-gal2 su he2-em-da-sag3-ge-de3
19. u4-ta-u18-lu im-hul-im-hul-gin7 zi-zi-i-da-zu-ne
20. {d}gibil en |ZA.LAM|-ra ur-sag-gin7 gu7?-u3-de3 kur-ba u3 egir-am3 bi2-du3
21. ki-bala-a sug-za3-ge4 um-mi-gu7 x [...] x BA gu7-u3-de3
22. nam-nir-gal2-zu dingir gal-gal-e-ne me-tesz2 mu-un-i-i-ne
23. [...] a-a-zu {d}en-lil2-le nam-sze3 mu-ri-in-tar
24. sa-gid2-da-am3
25. [...] {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
26. [...] erim2-gal2-la-ni gam-gam-mu-na-ab
27. gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im
28. [...] x a-ab-ba-ta
29. [...] an ki-sze3 pa e3-gu10-usz
30. [...] sag-zu um-mi-us2
31. [...] mu-ni-in-szid sahar-da im-da-hi
32. [...]-gin7 he2-bi2-in-ur4 nu-gal2-la mu-ni-in-ku4
33. {d}nin-urta ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2 bara2-za dur2 gar-bi
34. nitalam2-zu nin zi {d}nin-nibru{ki} gu2-da mu-ri-in-la2
35. inim sa6-ga {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra-da u4 szu2-sze3 ha-ra-da-gub
36. u4-ta-u18-lu ki szu il2-la-ni a2-tah-ni he2-me-en
37. du11-ga-zu-ta nir he2-em-de3-gal2 gaba-ri-ni na-an-gal2-le
38. lugal nam tar-ra {d}nin-urta-ke4 ul guru3? he2-en?-na-nam
39. {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2 nun za-a-sze3 gal2-la dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
40. nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-in-gar
41. su kalam-ma mu-du10
42. sipa mas-su2 tum2-tum2-mu gal-an-zu-a ug3 ha-ra-ab-lah4-lah4-e
43. sa-gar-ra-am3
44. ur-sag gal nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra u3-mu-ta-se3 ki-bala nu-sze-ga-na zar?-gin7 he2-us2?-u3-us2
45. gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gar-ra-bi-im
46. en a-ma-ru mah suhusz erim2-ma bu-re
47. {d}nin-urta en a-ma-ru mah suhusz erim2-ma bu-re
48. nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz4-tar2-ra {gesz}tukul hul-du-ni
49. gi-gin7 sza5-sza5 szu mah-a-ni si-bi2-ib2
50. u19-ru12-bi-im
51. a-da-ab {d}nin-urta-ka-kam

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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.04 Lipit-Ishtar D (composite))
Composite Number	Q000484
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 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000484, ex. 002 (P343118)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000484, ex. 003 (P276658)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000484, ex. 004 (P280147)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P481737
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P481737

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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References

history: ETCSL, 2.05.05.4 Lipit-Ishtar D

[BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-04-23 at 16:27:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2015-10-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481737.

CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite artifact entry (No. P481737). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481737 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481737 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481737.

CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite artifact entry (No. P481737). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481737 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000484 (Lipit-Ishtar D) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481737 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	month = {jun 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481737},
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