CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) composite (P478965)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.03 Death of Nawirtum (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

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1. u4 hul dab5?-be2-da-na ki-sikil-ra ba-[...]
2. munus sa6-ga ki-sikil he2-du7-ra igi hul ba-[...]
3. muszen amar-bi gud3-bi dirig-sze3 sa im-[...]
4. ama gan ama dumu tur gesz-bur?-re ba-an-[...]
5. ab2 sig7-ga szilam bar-szu-gal2 gakkul?-gin7 bi2-in-x
6. {disz}na-wi-ir-tum szilam bar-szu-gal2 gakkul-gin7 bi2-in-x
7. a-gig li-bi2-in-du11-ga en3-bi la-ba-szi-in-tar
8. lil2 nu-um-ga-am3 ki dingir nu-mu-[...]
9. ki-nu2-bi-gin7 IM gurud-da-bi la-ba-ab-x
10. nibru{ki} {d}muru9 ba-da-an-gar iri-a [...]
11. ug3 dagal-sze u11-u8 im-ma-an-szub nam? mu-un-x x
12. {a}akkil KI? gu3 kiri6 szen-szen-gin7 ba-an-KU?
13. x tuku-tuku KA lum-lum-ma-x ugu-bi dab5?-dab5?-ba? szu? du7 [...]
14. arhusz zi til-le-a-ni za3-ga i3-szub-be2
15. alan ku3-sig17-gin7 nig2 gar-ra-ni-sze3 lipisz mu-un-na-ta-an-zi?-x
16. lu2 igi-ni im-szi-bar-ra-a szex(SIG7)-szex(SIG7) nu-ga2-ga2
17. ama er2-ra KA x sag3-sag3-ge NI nu? GAB sig7-ga AN szu [...]
18. szir3 sag x DI inim du10-ga-ke4-e-ne
19. i-lu sza3-ne-sza4? ki-szar2-ra ib2-szi-kur2-ru-a
20. in-sa6 IM x bi2-ib2-gi4-a re szir3-esz2 mu-un-na-ab?-be2
21. AL? x ban3-da-a-ni-ta sag szu ak-a re
22. na4 x x gu2-a ku5-da sa2 nu-mu-un-pa3 u2-gu-e mu-un-de5
23. ur2 dam-ma?-na-ka u4 nu-su3-su3-ra2 i-si-isz nu-til-la re
24. ag2 x-ga-a-ni-ta {d}nin-urta a-la nu-gi4-a re
25. nin-dingir ki ag2-ga2-a-ni ge6-par3-sze3 la-ba-ni-in-ku4-ra re
26. eme5 dam-sze3 mu-ni-pa3-da nig2-de2-a-sze3 szu nu-mu-un-gid2-de2
27. buru14? NE la2 za3-ga-na til-til-la re
28. nam-gu-la sa6-ga im-ma-an-e11-de3 i-lu mu-un-na-ab-be2 e-ne
29. ama ugu-ni-ir u4 zalag ba-da-he2-szi a2-kar2 mu-un-na-si
30. hal-hal-bi si pad ak-a-bi za3-la mu-un-na-ak-e
31. zi-bi igi-ni ab-ta-e3 su hul-bi zil-zil-le
32. x erin2? im-ri-a-bi ba-da-x [...] BI x x
33. x x du10?-ta NI [...] gal2-la re
34. ba?-ra-gub-bu-usz [...]-e
35. emeda{da}-emeda{da}-bi za3 [...]-de3-esz
36. AB? NE-NE KA [...]-kar?-ra-asz
37. lu2 sza3 dab5-ba-gin7 na4 [...] gig-ga
38. iri{ki}-ni-ta u4 an-ta NE? [...] nu-dirig
39. u4-bi-a nitalam ki ag2-ga2-a-ni [...] dili-a-ni
40. iri{ki}-na nibru{ki}-a iri? x x NI KU
41. {disz}lu2-dingir-ra nitalam ki ag2-ga2-a-ni [...] dili-a-ni
42. iri{ki}-na nibru{ki}-a iri? x x NI KU
43. ki-tusz gal [...] sza3? hul? ba-an-na-te
44. szu-ni? ba?-an?-dab5-be2-esz sza3-bi x mu-un-ra
45. [...]-a-ni u2-a ab-ta-an-ku5 zi-ni x ab-da-ra-ra
46. x x ab2-gin7 ib2-e3 lu2 TUG2 dam? nu-tuku-tuku
47. x x-bi bi2-ib2-mur10-e er2 am3-szi-sze8-sze8
48. x x MU x TUG2? ga DU? me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
49. {d}me-me {d}lamma hi-li-hi-li me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
50. KA x la? KA DIM3? inim sa6 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
51. gesz?-dim3? mar-uru5 ar2-re-esz dim2-ma-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
52. igi? x x x zalag-zalag sa2-gar nun-na-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
53. UL x A IGI-gu10 su3-ag2 kal-la-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
54. szir3 du10 nig2 sza3 hul2-hul2-la-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
55. gesz-dim3? mar-uru5 ku3-sig17 ur5 zalag-zalag-ga-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
56. gu4-u4-gu4-u4 szu il2-il2-i ma-li-li-bi-gu10 me-am3 ga-mu-ri-in-pa3
57. a-ra2-zu na-an-ha-lam-e mu-zu ha-ma-pa3-de3
58. nam-tag-ga e2-e-zu ha-ba-an-ze2-er szul-a-lum-zu ha-ba-an-du8
59. dam-zu he2-ti nam-szul nam-ab?-ba he2-ak-e
60. nam-tar dumu-zu he2-zil2-zil2-le silim-ma hu-mu-ne-gar
61. e2?-zu igi-bi-sze3 he2-en-du a-ga-bi-sze3 he2-dagal
62. {d}utu kur-ta u4 zalag ha-ra-ta-e3 a si-ga KA?-e
63. {d}nin-kur-ra-ke4 he2-da-szi-DU? gu2-zu he2-eb2-il2-e
64. u4 gig za-ra ma-ra-ni-ib-gi4-a re an-ur2 he2-eb2-gi4
65. gal5-la2 szu-ni ma-ra-an-de6-a asz2 hul-bi he2-en-du11?
66. ki-sikil du10 la-la-na gu4-gin7 nu2-a re i-lu-zu gig-ga-am3

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.05.03 Death of Nawirtum (composite))
Composite Number	Q000777
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience

Record

CDLI number	P478965
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P478965

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	5.5.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	5.5.3
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000777

References

history: ETCSL, 5.5.3

[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
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
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
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-04-23 at 16:30:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478965.

CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) composite artifact entry (No. P478965). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478965 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478965 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478965.

CDLI Literary 000777 (Death of Nawirtum) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478965 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478965},
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