CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite (P478960)

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)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.03.07 Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
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1'. {gesz}szinig ka-ba mu-ni-in-ak bi2-in-ba
2'. inim bi2-in-du11 {gesz}{gesz}nimbar-ra-sze3
3'. su-gu10 su dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 x
4'. za-e-me-en gurun-zu? mu-un-gub
5'. igi-gu10-ta mu-un-gar
6'. geme2-gin7 igi nin-a-ni am-te
7'. {gesz}ba-an nu-mu-un-ga2-ga2
8'. x szu gi4-gi4 za-e-me-en nig2-sa-sa-ha
9'. ge26-e si mu-un-DU
10'. giri3-se3-zu igi-gu10-ta mu-ra-[...]
11'. sumur-ra-a-ni-ta {gesz}geszimmar mu-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
12'. inim bi2-in-du11 {gesz}szinig szesz-bi-x
13'. tukum-bi ugu-ga2-ra bara2 al-du3-du3-ne
14'. i-ga-in-sa6-sa6-ne
15'. dingir nu-un-pa3-de3-ne im-ma-e-sze
16'. su dingir-re-e-ne esz3-bi ze2-me-en
17'. bara2 dingir-re-e-ne mu du10 ib2-sa4-sa4-ne?
18'. ku3-babbar kusz dingir-re-e-ne tesz2-a
19'. x-ma-ab nig2 dingir-ra nig2 sa6-zu? du11-ga-ab
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.03.07 Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk (composite))
Composite Number Q000766
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 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000766, ex. 001 (P357265) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Susa (mod. Shush)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P478960

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
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Material(s)
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Provenance

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Collections

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References

  • history: ETCSL, 5.03.07 Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk

    [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 16:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478960.
CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite artifact entry (No. P478960). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478960 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478960 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000766 ({Debate} between {Date} {Palm} and {Tamarisk}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478960},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478960.
CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite artifact entry (No. P478960). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478960 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478960 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000766 ({Debate} between {Date} {Palm} and {Tamarisk}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478960},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P478960
LB  - CDLI:P478960
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000766 (Debate between Date Palm and Tamarisk) composite
 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P478960
ER  -
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