CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite (P478860)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.a Hymn to Inanna (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. in-nin9 [...] x [...] x
2. szul mesz3 gi4-gi4-e {d}inanna nin? x x-li-a-ta x [...]
3. esz3-e nibru?{ki} x e2-du6-ku3-ga x du11-ga an-na?
4. me-en ku3 an-na sag-ga2 gal2-la-e
5. tug2?-ba ku3-ku3 an-na sza3-ga la2-a-e
6. gidru ku3 an-na szu-na gal2-la-bi
7. ukken?-a tusz-a dur2 gar-ra-e
8. di gal kur-ra ku4-da-e
9. ga-esz8 mah kur-kur-ra bad-da-e
10. nu11-gin7 an-ta kar2-ra-na ku3 {d}inanna igi gal2-la-bi
11. uri2{ki}-a e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la-bi-sze3
12. nu-gig-ge a-a-ni {d}suen-da
13. inim du11-du11-ga-e
14. he2-gal2 kur-ra-sze3 szu la2-x-a-e
15. nin9-e [...] TI? gi?-ri2-in sikil [...]
16. ku3 {d}inanna [...] ki-a? kur2-kur2?-ra? [...] x [...]
17. e2?-e ga-sza-an x szum2?-ma hi-li du8-du8-a-me
18. AN [...]-ra? A x x ME x x alan?-ni ki-bi?-sze3? gub-ba?-na?
19. a-ge6 [...] IM x x me
20. |DU.DU| [...] x GA [...]
21. a-ge6 IM [...]-ga-gin7 x ur3?-e
22. szu? du8? hi?-li? gal-gal
23. ge-en x x x x x szudu3-szudu3-ba zi-ga-me
24. gi-ri2-in duru5 hur-sag-ta u5 di gub-ba-me
25. za-gin3 duru5 kur szubax(MUSZ)-ta gi-diri igi sag-ga2 la2
26. ku3-|ZIxZI| ha-ra-li izi-gin7 tab2-tab2-e-me
27. {gesz}haszhur gu-gu-ul-ba gal2-la-me
28. x-ba al e-a-a-me
29. zu2-lum a2-an-sur-ba hi-li guru3-me
30. dag-dag-ga ti-la-gu10-ne
31. dag an-na-ke4 ti-la-gu10-ne
32. mu-u2-da-na-gu10 uszum-gal-an-na-ke4
33. me nam-dam-sze3 in-ga2-an-pa3-da-de3
34. bad3-ti-bi2-ra e2-musz-kalam-ma-ta
35. a-ga-ni-sze3 x x MU [...] x
36. [...]
37. [...]
38. [...]
39. x x x x x x-en pa5 gal2? tak4-de3
40. a2 zi-ga nin9 x bi2-in-ga?-ga?
41. a-a gu2 x gal-e x-da? BA x-an-ur4-ur4
42. ukken?-a-ni x x nun?-na x x
43. szesz-a-ni uszumgal-la-an-na-ra?
44. esz3 ku3-ga-ni SUG? mu-na-ga-ga
45. [...] x [...] gub-ba-am3
46. hi-li {d}dumu-zi3 {gesz}ildag3 gub-gub-dam
47. sza3-gu10 hi-li gi4-im-si
48. u2 lu-lu du6-szuba-a SZE3 DA GA DA [...]
49. sza3-gu10 hi-li im-si an ki [...]
50. e2 a-ra-li [...] NI [...]
51. sza3 [...] NE zal-la-ta?
52. ur3-bad3 sze?-ga mu-szi-gu-u2-gu-u2
53. sila ge6-de3 bur2-da NI ZU dub?-e
54. e2 sila dagal-a i3-tur-tur-e
55. en sag-ga2-ni?-ta? du11-ga
56. [...]
57. [...]
58. [...]
59. [...]
60. [...]
61. [...]
62. [...]
63. [...]
64. [...]
65. [...]
66. kur szuba? x [...]
67. sun4?-bi na-x x muszen-bi x
68. tir mesz3 kalam [...] mesz3 kur-ra
69. [...]
70. [...]
71. [...]
72. x nu-su8-ge e2 nu-mu-x
73. [...]
74. a-nun-na-e-ne U MU UM MA x
75. sag-ur-sag galam mu-x [...]
76. gu NE LI x RI? x u-mu-x x
77. [...]
78. iri12-gal hul2-hul2? [...]
79. a-ra2-zu? gesz x [...] {gesz}{gesz}nimbar x [...]
80. ur2 szem-bi x mu-ni-in-DU
81. me abzu x x x x
82. [...]
83. [...]
84. [...]
85. [...]
86. [...]
87. [...]
88. [...]
89. [...]
90. [...]
91. [...]
92. [...]
93. [...]
94. [...]
95. [...]
96. [...]
97. [...]
98. [...]
99. [...]
100. [...]
101. [...]
102. [...]
103. [...]
104. [...]
105. [...]
106. [...]
107. x x x [...] x du11-de3
108. [...]
109. [...]
110. [...]
111. x he2-ga2-ga2 x x x-ke4 GIR NA [...] ta3
112. x x GIM GAN LAM? x ba-DU
113. [...] x UL nun [...] x-am3
114. [...] x a2? [...]-de3
115. [...] GI |DU.DU|
116. [...]
117. A sag? i3-ku4-re? x MI NE DU
118. [...] UR? GA x igi bar-re i3-im-e
119. x NE? bar BI x-NE-e
120. [...] x x A NE MU DA? E
121. [...]
122. ku3 {d}inanna? x mah-zu x x
123. [...] {d}inanna za3-mi2

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.07.a Hymn to Inanna (composite))
Composite Number Q000631
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 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000631, ex. 001 (P345955) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P478860

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
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Archive
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Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.07.a
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.07.a
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000631

References

  • history: ETCSL, 4.07.a

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy Allen. 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
2026-08-19 at 06:04:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-08-18 at 20:32:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2026-07-15 at 19:38:00 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 16:27:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-16 at 10:12:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478860.
CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite artifact entry (No. P478860). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478860 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478860 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478860},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478860.
CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite artifact entry (No. P478860). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478860 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000631 (Hymn to Inanna) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478860 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478860},
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