CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer's Instructions) composite (P478970)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer's Instructions (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
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1. u4-ul-ur11-ru dumu-ni na mu-un-de5-ga-am3
2. a-sza3 dib-be2-da-zu-ne
3. e pa5 du6 du8-u3-de3 igi kar2-kar2-ab
4. a-sza3 a de2-a-zu-ne a-bi sza3-ba nu-il2
5. u4 a-ta im-mu-e-a-e11-de3-a
6. a-sza3 ki duru5-bi en-nu-ug3 ak-ab ki-sze-er a-ra-ab-tuku
7. gu4-suhub2 giri3 na-ra-ab-zukum-e
8. u2-sag11-bi u3-bi2-ze2 a-sza3 ki-gar u3-bi2-du11
9. 1(u)-am3 {uruda}gin2 sal 2/3(disz) ma-na-ta sa2-a-ab
10. {gesz}al-szub-be2 umbin gu4? ha-ra-szu2-szu2 sa ha-ra-ab-la2-la2
11. ki ka sal-la-bi u2-tag ha-ra-tag-tag
12. gu2 a-sza3-ga ub-da 4(disz)-ba {gesz}al-e ha-ra-ni10-ni10
13. en-na a-sza3-ga al-sze6-sze6-e-da tesz2 a-ra-ab-se3-ge5-a
14. {gesz}szu-kar2-zu sa ha-ra-ab-gi4-a
15. {gesz}szudul-zu a2-szita4-a-bi ha-ra-kesz2
16. {kusz}usan3 gibil-zu {gesz}gag-a ha-ra-ab-la2
17. {kusz}usan3 sumun-zu {gesz}mud la2-la2-a-bi
18. dumu gaszam-ta du10 ha-ra-ab-ak-e
19. {uruda}gin2 {uruda}bulug {uruda}szum-me {gesz}szu-kar2-zu a2-zu si ha-ra-ab-sa2-e
20. {kusz}sag-kesz2 {kusz}bar-e11-de3 {kusz}ka-du3 {kusz}usan3 sag-zu he2-ha-za
21. {gi}ba-an-du8-zu kab2 di hu-mu-ra-ab-ak a2 kal-ga hu-mu-ra-an-ak-e
22. a2-asz2 a-sza3-ga-zu da he2-en-gal2 kin-zu igi kar2-ka-ab
23. gu4-{gesz}apin gu4 dirig-ga a-ab-tuku-a
24. gu4 gu4-da dur bi2-ib-tu-lu-a
25. {gesz}apin-bi {gesz}apin-na a-ab-dirig
26. esz2-gar3 {gesz}apin 1(disz)-e 1(bur'u) GAN2-am3
27. za-e 8(bur3) GAN2 gesz du3-ba-ab
28. a2? sza3 hul2-gin7 a-ra-ab-dim2-e
29. 1(bur3) GAN2-ba 3(asz) sze gur ba-an-ga2-ga2
30. usu {gesz}apin 1(disz)-e a-sza3 {gesz}bar-dili-bi u3-bi2-ak
31. {gesz}bar-dili-bi {gesz}apin-tug2-sag11 u3-bi2-ak tug2-gur-ra-ab
32. gesz ur3-ra-ab gesz gi4-a-ab gesz pesz-bi2-ib
33. ki sumur-bi {gesz}nig2-gul-ta {gesz}gag-dag2-asz u3-bi2-ak
34. {gesz}mud {gesz}nig2-gul-zu sag-za he2-ha-za nig2 al di-sze3 na-du-un
35. kin ak-zu-a ugu-ba u3-bi2-de2
36. kin ak-zu-sze3 ga2-la nam-ba-an-dag-ge
37. a-sza3 kin-zu ak na-an-na-ab-be2
38. u4 mul-an-na szu im-ma-ab-du7-a-ta
39. 1(u)-am3 a2 gu4 a-sza3 zi-zi-i-da-sze3 igi-zu nam-ba-e-gid2-i
40. {gesz}al du3-a-bi ha-ra-ab-ak-e
41. a-sza3 ur11-ru-da-zu-ne
42. {gesz}apin-zu gu ha-ra-ab-dub2
43. {gesz}ka-szu2 {gesz}apin-na-zu {kusz}im-du5-mu szub-i3
44. {gesz}dam-zu {gesz}gag sal-la szub-i3
45. {gesz}le-um-zu a2 he2-tal2-tal2 ab-sin2-zu gub-ba?-ab
46. 1(disz) ninda us2 ab-sin2 8(disz) gub-ba-ab
47. ab-sin2 durun-dur2-ru-na sze-bi gu2 a-ab-gid2
48. a-sza3 ur11-ru-da-zu-ne
49. lu2 sze-numun gar-ra-zu igi-zu gar-i3
50. 2(disz) szu-si-ta-am3 {d}ezina2 he2-en-szub
51. 1(disz) ninda us2-ta 1(disz) gin2 sze ha-ra-gar
52. tukum-bi sze-numun a-tur-ra nu-ub-suhur
53. {gesz}nig2-ku5 {gesz}eme-{gesz}apin-na-zu kur2-ra-ab
54. tukum-bi dur a-ab-tu-lu dur tur-ra-ab
55. ki ab-sin2 si sa2 i3-ur11-ru-a ab-sin2 {gesz}szibir ur11-ru-ab
56. ki ab-sin2 {gesz}szibir i3-ur11-ru-a? ab-sin2? si sa2 ur11-ru-ab
57. ab-sin2 si sa2 gu2 tu-lu gu2 TAG mu-ra-ga2-ga2
58. ab-sin2 lug-gu2-zu si ha-ra-ab-sa2
59. ab-sin2 ab-ki-iz-bi DU-a GAN2 ku5-ra2-zu ur11-ru-ab
60. lag-bi ha-ra-ri-ri
61. ki-sahar us2-bi ab-sin2 ha-ra-ni-ib-ra
62. ki-sahar ka tab-bi ab-sin2 ha-ra-sig-sig
63. henbur2-sze3 a-ra-sa6
64. u4 henbur2-e ki im-ma-ab-dar-ra-ta
65. siskur2 {d}nin-kilim-ke4 du11-ga-ab
66. zu2 bir5{muszen}-ra bala-e-eb
67. u4 sze ka sal-la ab-sin2-na-ka a-ab-dirig
68. a numun sag-ga2-ke4 du11-ga-ab
69. u4 sze {gi}kid-ma2-sza3-ga-ba ab-gub-ba a du11-ga-ab
70. sze lillan-ba a du11-ga-ab
71. u4 sze luh-ha an-su3-a a na-ab-be2-en sa-ma-na2-asz ba-gig
72. u4 sze bir ak-de3 a-ab-du7-a a du11-ga-ab
73. {gesz}ba-an-ba 1(disz) sila3 sze ku-dun ba-tuku-tuku
74. sze gur10-gur10-ru-da-zu-ne sze ur5 nam-ba-gam-e-en
75. u4 a2-ba-ka gur10-gur10-ra-ab
76. kidx(|KID2.IM|) 1(disz)-e u3 lu2 zar kesz2-da 1(disz)-am3
77. u3 lu2 1(disz)-e igi-ni-sze3 zar hu-mu-ra-ab-sa2-e
78. 3(disz)-am3 hu-mu-ra-ab-gur10-gur10-re
79. lu2 sze de5-de5-ga-zu sze szu huz na-an-ak-e
80. sze-garadin3-e sze na-an-si-il-si-il-le-e-ne
81. kin u4-da-zu u4 tur-ra-gin7
82. usu di4-di4-la2-zu-ne u3 lu2 sze de5-de5-ga-zu-ne
83. szid-bi du6-ul-la-ab zar-re-esz2 nu2-a-ab?
84. kin-zu mi2 zi ha-ra-ab-du11
85. dabin sze sumun-e tuku-a-ta
86. ka-gu7-zu-sze3 lu2 sze gesz na-ab-ra-ra-an
87. sze-zar-ra ne-ha-ab
88. siskur2 sze-zar-ra u4 szu2-usz-e ha-ra-ab-du11
89. u4 sze al-e11-de3-en-na-zu-ne
90. lu2 sze la2-la2-zu-ne 3(u) gin2 ha-ra-an-ak-ak
91. kislah-zu ki-gar du11-ga-ab
92. har-ra-an gur-zu si sa2-sa2-ab
93. {gesz}mar-gid2-da-zu si ha-ra-ab-sa2
94. gu4 {gesz}mar-gid2-da-zu mur gu7-bi2-ib
95. {gesz}szu-kar2-zu ha-ra-x x
96. sur12 du8-a-zu u4 5(disz)-am3 ha-ba-ne-ha
97. sur12 ba9-ra2-zu-ne nig2-ur5-ra du8-i3
98. u4 sze ba9-ra2-zu-ne
99. zu2 gesz-ba9-ra2-zu kusz la2-la2-bi esir2 ha-ra-ab-sub6-sub6
100. gu4 dur2-dur2-ru-da-zu-ne
101. lu2 sze ba9-ra2-zu usu? he2-en-de3-gub?
102. u4 sze ki ba-e-ni-us2-sa
103. siskur2 sze nu-nir-ra du11-ga-ab
104. u4 sze al-la2-e-na-zu
105. lu2 sze ki-ta al-gub-bu-a lu2 gesztu2-ga gub-ba-ab
106. lu2 sze DU-a 2(disz)-am3 ha-ra-gub-bu-usz
107. u4 sze ba-e-nir-ra gidru-sze3 nu2-a-ab
108. siskur2 a2 u4 te-en ge6-ba du11-ga-ab
109. u4 ba7-a-gin7 sze bur2-ra-ab
110. na de5-ga {d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
111. {d}nin-urta engar zi {d}en-lil2-la2 za3-mi2-zu du10-ga-am3

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer's Instructions (composite))
Composite Number	Q000784
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 000784 (Farmer's Instructions) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 081 & 000784, ex. 046 (P238639)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 001 (P368429)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 002 (P268912)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 003 (P345191)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 004 (P345190)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 005 (P346257)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 006 (P343631)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 007 (P343725)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 008 (P343728)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 009 (P356080)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 010 (P356096)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 011 (P356130)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 012 (P356213)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 013 (P356267)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 014 (P356283)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 015 (P356326)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 016 (P356419)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 017 (P356469)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 018 (P356507)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 019 (P356524)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 020 (P356547)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 021 (P347188)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 022 (P347189)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 023 (P274274)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 024 (P355713)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 025 (P355716)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 026 (P258687)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 027 (P269047)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 028 (P269708)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 029 (P278681)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 030 (P296112)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 031 (P356089)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 032 (P356587)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 033 (P356686)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 034 (P356693)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 035 (P356705)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 036 (P356736)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 037 (P356738)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 038 (P356750)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 039 (P356847)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 040 (P356964)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 041 (P453290)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 042 (P453291)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 043 (P453292)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 044 (P453293)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 045 (P277719)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 046 (P252008)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 047 (P252217)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 048 (P252225)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

CDLI number	P478970
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P478970

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
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Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

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Museum Number
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External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	5.6.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	5.6.3
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000784

References

history: ETCSL, 5.6.3

[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
2025-01-09 at 08:49:53	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		Dahl, Jacob L.	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 000784 (Farmer’s Instructions) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478970.

CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer’s Instructions) composite artifact entry (No. P478970). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478970 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer’s Instructions) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478970 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer’s Instructions) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478970.

CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer’s Instructions) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478970 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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