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CDLI Literary 000358 (How Grain came to Sumer) composite (P469665)

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

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.07.06 How Grain came to Sumer (composite))

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Sumerian

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1. ug3-e udu-gin7 u2 ka-ba mu-ni-ib-gu7
2. u4 re-a {d}ezina2 sze gu nu-zu
3. an-ne2 an-sza3-ta im-da-an-e11-de3
4. {d}en-lil2-le a2 dara3-gin7 hur-sag galam x-da e11-de3 igi mi-ni-ib-il2-il2-i
5. igi-ni sig-sze3 mu-un-il2 a-ab-ba sug4-ga-am3
6. igi-nim-sze3 mu-un-il2 kur szim {gesz}erin-na-kam
7. {d}en-lil2-le sze in-dub kur-re ba-an-szum2
8. he2-gal2 kalam-ma-ke4 in-x kur in-nu-ha x im-ma-an-szum2
9. hur-sag gal2 da13-da13 igi ba-ni-in-tab-tab
10. {gesz}sag-kul-bi an ki x [...]
11. {gesz}suhubx(|SZU.ESZ.DI|)-bi [...] x [...]
12. AN [...] ma x NIG2 [...] im?-mi-in-[...]
13. u4-ba {d}nin-a-zu x KA [...]
14. szesz-a-ni {d}nin-ma-da-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e
15. kur-sze3 ga-e-re7-en-de3-en [...]
16. kur sze gu mu2-mu2 x [...]
17. i7 hal-hal a ki-ta |DU.DU| x AM? ma? x x x
18. sze kur-ba ga-am3-ta-ab-e11-en-de3-en
19. in-nu-ha ki-en-gi x x x [...]
20. ki-en-gi sze nu-zu sze gi-bi2-[...]
21. {d}nin-ma-da szudu3 an-na-ke4 mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
22. nig2 a-a-me nu-mu-un-du11-ga [...]
23. nig2 {d}en-lil2-le nu-mu-un-du11-ga [...]
24. a-na-gin7-nam kur-sze3 i3-sub2-be2-en-de3-en
25. sze kur-ba a-na-gin7-nam im-ta-ab-e11-de3-en-de3-en
26. in-nu-ha ki-en-gi a-na-gin7-nam im-ma-ni-ib-ku4-en-de3-en
27. ki-en-gi sze nu-zu a-na-gin7-nam im-bi2-ib-zu-zu-un-de3-en
28. gen-na {d}utu an-na ga-ba-ni-re7-en-de3-en
29. lu2 ba-nu2-a lu2 ba-nu2-a u3-sa2 ku-ku-nam
30. ur-sag dumu {d}nin-gal lu2 ba-nu2-a u3-sa2 ku-ku-nam
31. {d}utu {gesz}ig 1(gesz2) 1(u)-am3 szu mu-na-an-zi
32. {d}utu {gesz}banszur? asz ki

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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    composite text

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    composite text

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.07.06 How Grain came to Sumer (composite))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ETCSL, 1.7.6 How grain came to Sumer

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

  • Composite No.: Q000358
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:13 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2014-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000358 (How Grain came to Sumer) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000358, ex. 001 (P345600) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000358, ex. 002 (P357273) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Susa (mod. Shush)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000358 (How Grain Came to Sumer) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469665.
CDLI Literary 000358 (How Grain came to Sumer) composite artifact entry (No. P469665). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469665 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000358 (How Grain came to Sumer) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469665 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000358 ({How} {Grain} came to {Sumer}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469665},
}


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