CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite (P479846)

Literary letter and letter-prayer 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 > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.12 Letter from Inim-Inana to Lugal-ibila (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. {disz}lugal-ibila u3-na-du11
2. {disz}inim-{d}inanna-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
3. eme-gi7-sze3 gu2-zu na-ab-szub-be2-en
4. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 eme si sa2-bi-sze3 lu2 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-gi4
4a. [...] he2-gal2
5. lu2-tur igi-zu-sze3 al-durun-na
6. e2-dub-ba-a-ta na-ab-ta-e3-en
7. na-an-ga-ma lu2 na-me lul i-ri-ib-se3-ge5
8. ugu ad-da-na-sze3 ga-am3-gen a-ra-ab-be2
9. en-na geszkim ge26-e u3 za-e inim i3-bala-en-da-na
10. lu2-u3 mu-e-szi-in-gi4-gi4-a
11. lu2-tur szu nam-bi2-bar-re-en
12. x ma? bi2-tuku a-ma-ru-kam

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 > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.12 Letter from Inim-Inana to Lugal-ibila (composite))
Composite Number	Q000584
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 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000584, ex. 001 (P356232)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000584, ex. 002 (P356416)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000584, ex. 003 (P269643)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P479846
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P479846

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-04-23 at 16:27:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-Ibila) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479846.

CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite artifact entry (No. P479846). (2015, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479846

CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479846 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000584 ({Inim}-{Inanna} to {Lugal}-ibila) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479846},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-Ibila) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P479846.

CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite artifact entry (No. P479846). (2015, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479846

CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479846 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000584 ({Inim}-{Inanna} to {Lugal}-ibila) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479846},
}

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PY  - 2015
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LB  - CDLI:P479846
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000584 (Inim-Inanna to Lugal-ibila) composite artifact e
ntry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479846
ER  -