CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) composite (P478888)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.12.01 Martu A (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. ur-sag szul mah kur idim-ma za3-bi-sze3 til-la
2. {d}mar-tu szul mah kur idim-ma za3-bi-sze3 til-la
3. usu pirig husz hur-sag ki sikil-la barag ku3-ge si-a
4. {d}mar-tu usu pirig husz hur-sag ki sikil-la barag ku3-ge si-a
5. ni2 gal gur3-ru an ku3-ge tu-da me szar2-ra dalla e3
6. ama ugu-ni {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2-ke4
7. alan-na-ni me-dim2-sza im-mi-in-diri na-me sag nu-mu-e-szum2
8. {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne
9. nam-ur-sag-ga2 a2 mu-ni-in-mah-e-esz gu3 zi3 mu-na-de2-esz
10. nam-nir-gal2 me3-a gaba-ni-sze3 du da-da-ra-sze3 mi-ni-[...]-du11
11. {gesz}tukul {gesz}mitum nu gal ti mar-uru5 szu mah-a-ni [...]
12. nam-dingir-ra szu gal mi-ni-in-du7-usz za3 sza4 nu-mu-[...]
13. gaba mu-un-zi sza3-tum2-sza3-tum2-ma x x x x x
14. mah gal-la-am3 a2 pirig gal2-la [...]
15. pirig banda3{da}-gin7 ni2 mu-un-da-ri
16. am a2 gur-ra-gin7 [...]
17. tu15 7(disz)-na za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2 izi mu-[...]
18. me3 szen-szen aga3-kar2 se3-se3-ga nim-gin7 [...]
19. ni2 mah-a-ni hul-gal2 dab5-dab5-be2 u18-lu [...]
20. iri nam ku5-ra2-a-ni a2-bi ki-bi nu-gi4-gi4
21. lugal-ra kur nu-sze-ga-ni mu-na-gul-gul-le
22. sipa zi3 sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da-ni-ir
23. {d}mar-tu dumu an-na szu mu-na-a-de6
24. mu-bi mu mah-am3 ka-ge dib-ba lu2 nu-mu-ni-in-[...]
25. dingir szu sikil szu-luh me zalag-zalag-ga me-ni
26. nig2-erim2 nig2-a2-zi im-mi-in-gul nig2-ge-na bi2-in-gub
27. dingir husz-a di si sa2 ku4-ku4 esz-bar-re gal-zu
28. sza3 kusz2-u3 a-a inim-ma i3-se3-ga-ni
29. a-a ugu-ni en dingir-re-e-ne nun nam tar-re-de3
30. an su3-u4 ki dagal-ba im-mi-in-si gaba gi4 nu-um-mi-in-tuku
31. hur-sag sikil kur {na4}za-gin3-na sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7
32. kur mar-tu kur {na4}za-gin3-na sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7
33. sag pirig ur-sag-ga2-am3 me3-a a2-tah lugal-la [...]
34. lu2 si sa2 di nig2 [...] mu-un-dab5-ba e-ne-ra inim sa6-sa6-ga
35. gidru x x [...]-na-de6 su3-ra2-sze3 im-mi-in-[...]
36. nig2 sa6 [...] x-ta DU-a-ni
37. amar [...] x gal-la-ni mi-ni-ib-gar-gar
38. szar2 nun tur3 amasz-a x x
39. ku6 muszen x [...] x-la gurun gibil mu2-am3
40. e2 lugal ku3 [...]-ka musz3 la-ba-ni-ib-tum2-mu
41. x x [...] diri-ga-am3 nam gal tar-ra-am3
42. x x x [...] x-ba en-nu-ug3-ta mu-un-ak
43. i7-da [...] mu-un-da-gal2 du10-bi i3-nag-e
44. a-sza3-ga [...] mu-na-ab-il2 sze-bi i3-gu7-e
45. he2-gal2-la [...] x szu mu-un-na-da-an-pesz-e
46. szu AN [...] mu-un-il2 hul mu-ni-in-gal2
47. sza3-ga-ni [...] inim nig2-ge-na na-nam
48. bar-ra-ni [...] giri17-zal na-nam
49. lugal-ra [...] nu-kur2-ru u4 x x su3-u4-da-ni
50. eszgiri2 zi3-da-na tukul szar2 lah5-lah5 za3-ga-na la2-a-ni
51. e2-gal lugal x x numun-na-ni mu-ni-in-dib-dib-be2
52. ki-in-du si sa2 giri3 mu-na-ab-gal2 za3 kin nu-mu-ni-in-tuku
53. x [...] x IR igi du8 dingir-ra-na-ka
54. nam-lu2-ulu3 in-ga-mu-na-ab-be2-ne
55. nam-lugal-sze3 sza3 sa6-ga ba-pa3-de3 KA HI
56. {d}lamma nig2-ge-na u4 szu2-sze3 zi3-da-na mu-gub ga2-la nu-mu-ta-dag-ge
57. mi2 zi3 du11-ga dingir lu2 hur-sag a-re-esz dib-ba-am3
58. nar-re szir3 ku3-ga im-mi-in-du11 mu-ni pa bi2-in-e3
59. {d}mar-tu dumu an-na za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3
60. szir3-gid2-da {d}mar-tu-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.12.01 Martu A (composite))
Composite Number Q000668
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 000668 (Martu A) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000668, ex. 001 (P345300) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P478888

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.12.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.12.1
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000668

References

  • history: ETCSL, 4.12.1

    [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
2026-07-15 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 16:30:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-22 at 08:58:05 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 000668 (Martu A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478888.
CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) composite artifact entry (No. P478888). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478888 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478888 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478888.
CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) composite artifact entry (No. P478888). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478888 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000668 (Martu A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478888 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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