CDLI Literary 000785 (Three Ox-drivers from Adab) composite (P478971)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.05 Three Ox-drivers from Adab (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
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1. gu5?-li-li 3(disz)-am3 dumu adab{ki}-ke4-ne
2. di in-da-ab-tuku-usz-am3 di-da ab-kin-kin-e
3. inim ib2-ta-an-szar2-szar2-esz-am3 lugal-e an-ta ba-an-gi
4. lugal-me gu4-da ri i3-ak-e-de3-nam
5. gu4 lu2 1(disz)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(disz)-a-kam {gesz}mar lu2 1(disz)-a-kam
6. enmen2 bi2-tuku-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-gal2
7. lu2 gu4-da-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
8. gu4-gu10 ur-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 gu4-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
9. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
10. ab2-gu10 edin-sze3 u3-ba-gen ab2-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
11. lu2 {gesz}mar-ra-ra a u3-um-te-si a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
12. {gesz}mar-gu10 gu2?-un? u3-un-ku-ku-ru _ta-az-za-ba-al_ {gesz}mar-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
13. gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en gana ga-an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en
14. gu4 esz2? ba-a-la2-e um?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-gar-ra-bi um?-sur-sur-ru amar {gesz}mar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
15. amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6
16. lugal-e inim nu-mu-un-ne-szi-ib2-gi se2-ek-rum-sze3 ba-da-an-ku4
17. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta ad mu-un-di-ni-ib2-gi-gi
18. gurusz 3(disz)-am3 an-ta ba-an-gi-esz-a
19. lugal-me gu4-da ri i3-ak-en-de3-nam
20. gu4 lu2 1(disz)-a-kam ab2 lu2 1(disz)-a-kam {gesz}mar lu2 1(disz)-a-kam
21. enmen2 bi2-tuku-un-da-nam a nu-mu-e-da-gal2
22. lu2 gu4-da-ra a u-um-te-szub a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
23. gu4-gu10 ur-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 gu4-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
24. lu2 ab2-ba-ra a u3-um-te-szub a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
25. ab2-gu10 edin-sze3 u3-ba-gen ab2-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
26. lu2 {gesz}mar-ra-ra a u3-um-te-szub a ga-nag-en-de3-en-e-sze
27. {gesz}mar-gu10 gu2-un u3-un-ku-ku-ru {gesz}mar-gu10-ta ba-ra-e3-de3-en-e-sze
28. gana ga-ni-re7-en-de3-en gana? ga?-an-ga-am3-gi-de3-en
29. gu4 esz2? ba-a-la2-e ab?-la2 ab2 a-sila3-gar-ra-bi ab?-sur-sur-ru amar {gesz}mar-ra zu2 bi2-in-gub
30. amar-e a-ba-kam amar-e a-ba-am3 ba-an-de6
31. [...]
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65. ga-nam lu2 gu4-da-ke4 a-sza3-ga-ni [...]
66. gu4-da-ni ur-mah-e u3-bi2-gu7 [...]
67. a-sza3-ga-ni [...]
68. [...]
69. ur-sag x [...]
70. lu2 hur-sag-gin7 AN x [...]
71. gu3-ra ur-re ba-x [...]
72. a2-tuku? a-sza3-ga-na za3 lu2? [...]
73. ga-nam lu2 ab2-ba-ke4 dam-a-ni [...]
74. ab2-ba-ni edin-sze3 u3-ba-gen-na [...]
75a. dam-a-ni tilla2-a u3-ba-an-ak [...]
75b. _im-su2-qi2 i-la-ak-ma_
76. ab2 a-sila3-gar-ra-bi um-sur-sur-ru [...]
77. ur-sag IM-a gen-na-da [...]
78. dam-a-ni ni2-te?-ni ri-ri-e-a DI x [...]
79. gu3-ra kurum6-ma-ni ur2-ra-na-sze3 bi2-in-gur-ra sza3-gar AN [...]
80. dam-a-ni e2-a-na an-da-tusz-am3 sza3-ge guru6-ni [...]
81. ga-nam lu2 {gesz}mar-ra-ke4 me-ni ugu-na um-da-szub-ba x [...]
82. {gesz}mar-ra-ni gu2-un um-ku5-ku5-ru-a {gesz}mar-ra-ni-ta u3-[...]
83. me-ni e2-a-na u3-da-an-de6 e2-a-ni-ta ba-ra-szub-ba
84. amar {gesz}mar-ra zu2 bi2-in-tum3-tum3-a-ni e2-a-na ab-ta-an-tur?-tur?
85. ur-sag a2 ba9-ra2 a TE? um-ma-ni-ti-e-a
86. lugal-e inim-inim-ma-ni3 u3-bi2-in-zu ki-szub-ba-ni-ta me-ni um-ta-an-szub-ba
87. gu3-ra x e2 asz ur-ke4 A gesz ad-bi gesztu2-ga2? u3-un-hal-ha nu-mu-da-zi-zi
88. gu2-un-na-ni bur2-bur2-da ensi2? gu-la an-dib-ba nu-mu-un-da-gi?-gi
89. lugal-e se2-ek-rum-ta e3-da-ni-ta
90. lu2 1(disz)? sza3-ga-ni A? sza3-ga-ni ba-an-szi-ib2-si
91. lu2 dam-a-ni hul an-gig-ga-am3 dam-a-ni-ta ba-an-da-gen
92. lu2 me-ni me-ni ba-an-da-szub?
93. inim galam-galam-ma dumu adab{ki}-ke4-ne
94. inim galam-galam-ma-ta di in-dab5-dab5-be2
95. disz {d}pa5-nigin3-gar-ra pap-szesz-ne-ne um-mi-a dingir adab{ki}-ke4 dub-sar-bi

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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.06.05 Three Ox-drivers from Adab (composite))
Composite Number	Q000785
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 000785 (Three Ox-drivers from Adab) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 001 (P345424)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 (P258933)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 003 (P228801)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P478971
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P478971

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Provenance

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Collections

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External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	5.6.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	5.6.5
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000785

References

history: ETCSL, 5.6.5

[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 000785 (Three Ox-Drivers from Adab) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478971.

CDLI Literary 000785 (Three Ox-drivers from Adab) composite artifact entry (No. P478971). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478971 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000785 (Three Ox-drivers from Adab) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478971 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000785 (Three Ox-Drivers from Adab) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P478971.

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