CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite (P469694)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.07 Ur-Namma G (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. [...]
 en: ...
2. [...]
 en: ...
3. [...]
 en: ...
4. [...]
 en: ...
5. [...]
 en: ...
6. [...]
 en: ...
7. {d}en-lil2-le {d}ur-{d}namma-ra mu-[...]
 en: Enlil ... to Ur-Namma.
8. a-esztub {d}ezina2 sze gu-nu sag-e-esz he2-mu-rig7
 en: He bestowed on him (?) early floods, grain and speckled barley.
9. {d}ur-{d}namma ug3-e nam-he2-a gu2 hu-mu-u8-di-ni-ib-mar-re
 en: Ur-Namma, may the people flourish in prosperity under your rule.
10. {gesz}apin sze du10-ga bi2-gar-ra gan2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3
 en: You (?) ... the plough and good barley, and your cultivated fields will be rich.
11. gesz numun sze du10 {gesz}apin gan2 nam bi2-du10-ge
 en: You (?) ... trees, seeds, good barley, the plough, and the fields.
12. {gesz}apin sze du10-ge ki kur x x gan2 nam bi2-x x
 en: You (?) ... the plough and good barley ...
13. lugal gu4-de3 gan2 gar-am3-ma gan2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3
 en: King, cultivate the fields with oxen, and your cultivated fields will be rich;
14. {d}ur-{d}namma gan2 gar-am3-ma GAN2 gar-zu du10-ga-am3
 en: Ur-Namma, cultivate the fields with them, and your cultivated fields will be rich.
15. gan2 gar-ra-za gu4-de3 ba-sa6 gan2 gar-za du10-ga-am3
 en: The oxen will make (?) your cultivated fields fertile; your cultivated fields will be rich.
16. lugal-gu10 gan2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka a2 szu ha-ba-e-ni-du7
 en: My king, when you have finished with all the work on the fields of Enlil;
17. ur-{d}namma gan2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka a2 szu ha-ba-e-ni-du7
 en: Ur-Namma, when you have finished with all the work on the fields of Enlil,
18. ab-sin2 gub-ba-zu im an-na si he2-em-ma-ni-in-sa2
 en: may the rains of heaven make the furrows that you laid out sprout abundantly.
19. lugal engar zi gan2 dagal-la e pa5-re ki x [...]
 en: King, faithful farmer, you have ... he levees and ditches in the wide fields;
20. ur-{d}namma engar zi gan2 dagal-la e pa5-re ki [...]
 en: Ur-Namma, faithful farmer, you have ... the levees and ditches on the wide fields.
21. e pa5-re {d}utu e3-gin7 igi-bi mu-[...]
 en: Like the rising Utu, the levees and ditches ...
22. lugal-gu10 sa-ra du10-du10-ge sa-ra-zu? [...]
 en: My king, ...;
23. ur-{d}namma sa-ra du10-du10-ge sa-ra-zu? x [...]
 en: Ur-Namma, ...
24. [...]
 en: ...
25. [...]
 en: ...
26. [...] SI IN [...]
 en: ...
27. x mu-ra-an-gur x [...]
 en: ... will return for you ... .
28. bala-bala-e {d}en-lil2-la2-kam
 en: A balbale of Enlil.

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.07 Ur-Namma G (composite))
Composite Number Q000392
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 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P469694

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
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Material(s)
Preservation

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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.4.1.7
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.4.1.7

References

  • history: ETCSL, 2.4.1.7 Ur-Namma G

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-17 at 12:42:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-16 at 08:45:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469694.
CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite artifact entry (No. P469694). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469694 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469694 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P469694.
CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite artifact entry (No. P469694). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469694 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000392 (Ur-Namma G) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469694 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469694},
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}


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