CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite (P479841)

Literary letter and letter-prayer 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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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.39 Letter from Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
  1 line missing
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. ad gi4-gi4 en3 tar-tar x [...]
4. dingir me ba-a inim du10-du10 u3-luh gi-rin sag-ga2 x x
5. dingir gada la2 abzu sanga gal ba-an-gi4 sa6 du11-ga-ni sag-ba du
6. igi dara3 abzu uru17-bi en gesztu2 dagal til-la-ni
7. lagar3 ad-hal an-na zu-a dingir na-me nu-mu-e-da-sa2
8. en {d}lamma-{d}lamma igi du10 gal nir gub-bu
9. nidba szum2 {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne
10. na de5 e3 utah-ha-ke4 ku3 {d}inanna-ra tum2-ma
11. e-ne-da nu nam-en nam-lugal-la {gesz}gidru mah la-ba-an-szum2
12. {d}nin-szubur dingir sza3-la2 sug4 szudu3 a-ra-zu gesz tuku u3-ne-de3-tah
13. {disz}ku3-{d}nanna szim-mu2 dumu lugal-ka-gi-na arad-zu na-be2-a
14. x x-me-en szu-gi4 nu-silim-me-en gesz-szu dab5-be x x x-me-en
15. [...] x x x AN NE x x [...]
  rest broken
surface b
1. [...] x x [...]
2. [...] x gul-gin7 NIG2 x x x LAGAB x [...] x-ga2 mu-ni-ib2-gul-gul-e
3. SZESZ x x MU x nam-usz2 kur2-ra igi tur-gu10 ba-an-du3 A MI BI ak-gu10 in nam-ma-ga2-ga2
4. gu5-li-gu10 e-sir2-ra ka nu-mu-un-ba gu2 ki-sze3 bi2-in-gar
5. tukum-bi dingir-gu10-ra an-na-kam
6. sza3 ib2-ba-zu ga-ab-hun-e ur5-zu he2-bur2-e
7. maszkim hul ga2-ga2-da he2-eb2-si-il su-ga2 he2-da-ab-dal
8. a2-sag3 gesz-ge-en-gi-na-gu10 he2-eb2-zi-zi u4 ku10-ku10-gu10 he2-NE-en-zalag
9. nir dugud-da-zu nu-mu-da-il2 ab-gul du11-ga-ab
10. arad sun5-na-me nam-mu-til-e-de3? ab-gul du11-ga-ab
11. ga-gin7 GA2 LI za-ra-ta [...] x [...] nam-gur4-zu [...]
12. ki-gu10-sze3 ha-ba-x [...]
13. x x x x [...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.39 Letter from Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur (composite))
Composite Number Q000611
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 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000611, ex. 001 (P463987) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Iraq 44, 083-084 (P468854) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Iraq 44, 084-085 Binning 5 (P468855) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Iraq 44, 085-086 Binning 6 (P468856) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479841

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
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Stratigraphic Level
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.3.39
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.3.39
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000611

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 View
2019-06-22 at 10:59:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479841.
CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite artifact entry (No. P479841). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479841 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479841 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000611 ({Ku}-{Nanna} to {Ninshubur}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479841},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479841.
CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite artifact entry (No. P479841). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479841 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479841 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000611 ({Ku}-{Nanna} to {Ninshubur}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479841},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479841},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479841
LB  - CDLI:P479841
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000611 (Ku-Nanna to Ninshubur) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479841
ER  -
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