CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite (P478905)

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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Literary (ETCSL 4.13.a Nanna fragment a (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. nam2 nun-e sag-kal e2-kur-ra ni2 x [...]
2. {d}suen-e zi-le {d}en-lil2-la2 zi-gal2 [...]
3. amar gug hi-li szu tag-ga su3-ra2-ag2 [...]
4. nun x-asz sag-ki-bi lum-lum musz3-bi x [...]
5. {d}suen-e ur-sag ne3 gal tuku nam-gur4-bi [...]
6. [...] utah?-he sikil i-lim ki dagal-la ni2 te A [...]
7. [...] dingir-re-e-ne pa e3 [...]
8. [...] gal-le-esz IGI x x [...]
9. [...] x te?-bi an ki-a kur2? [...]
10. [...] ti-la-bi sag x [...]
11. [...]-da mi-ni?-[...]
12. [...] x x [...]
13. [...] x [...]
14. [...] nam?-te? x [...]
15. [...] x nam-gu10 nu-mu-un-[...]
16. x {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en mu mu-un?-gi i3-pa3-de3 [...]
17. ni2? nam-en-nam nam-gal-la-ka mu du10? nu-pa3-de3 nam-gal [...]
18. ama-gu10 a-a-gu10-ur2 du11-ga-na-ab nam-x [...]
19. kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra du11-ga-na-ab [...]
20. dingir szesz-gu10-gin7 nam-{gesz}gal? nam?-[...]
21. ama-a-ni {d}nin-lil2-le nitalam x [...]
22. kur gal {d}en-lil2-ra inim-ma mi-ni-[...]
23. mu-u4-na-gu10 dumu-zu {d}suen-e [...]
24. du5-mu zi-le i-lu sza3-ba nam [...]
25. u3-tu ama ab-a za-e mu-un-x x [...]
26. nun ka silim e2-kur-ra lum-lum ki-ur3-ra [...]
27. mu-nu12 ab2 x [...]
28. {d}suen-e x [...]
29. du5-mu nun [...]

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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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.13.a Nanna fragment a (composite))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: ETCSL, 4.13.a Nanna fragment a

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

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Composite No.: Q000686
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2019-06-22 at 10:59:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-04-23 at 16:30:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (4.13.a) (4.13.a)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (4.13.a) (4.13.a)

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna Fragment a) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478905.

CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite artifact entry (No. P478905). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478905 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478905 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna Fragment a) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478905.

CDLI Literary 000686 (Nanna fragment a) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478905 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478905},
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