CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite (P479865)

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

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Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.15 Ishme-Dagan O (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
m=version A
m=segment A
1. ur-sag gal a2 gal an ki-a
2. {d}nin-urta e2-kur-ra me 5(u) szu du7
3. x x x ensi2 a-a-na u18-lu sumur zi-ga
4. x x kur-sze3 ni2 gid2-gid2-i
5. x x x ZU x gu3 nun di GAN DIM2
6. ni2 su-a ru-ru-gu2 gaba-szu-gar nu-tuku
7. {d}nin-urta nam-szul-a diri-ga
8. x x usu gal mah x x zi-i-zi
9. x x MU UN nam? {d}en-lil2-la2
10. [...] {d}en-lil2-ka he2-du7 esz3 mah-a
11. [...] me-lem4 x x x x gal2
12. [...] x E x x x x x
13. [...] {gesz}rab3 dingir-re-e-ne
14. [...] x x x x
15. [...] {d}a-nun-ke4-ne
16. [...] a2-nun-gal2 mah-bi
17. [...] x en dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
18. hur-sag-ta e3-a me szar2-ra u5? x
19. x x ur-sag gal uszum za3 dib
20. nam-en-na szu du7 e-ne-da x nu-sa2
21. ur-sag gal ne3-ni-da nir-gal2
22. x x GI RU iri? BA RI x x
23. [...] esz-bar nu-kam3-me
24. [...] du11-ga-ni ki-bi-sze3 gar
25. [...] dumu mah {d}en-lil2-la2
26. [...] x x kur-sze3 szu sza-an-sza
27. x x kur gal? {d}en-lil2 e2-kur-ra an ki nig2-dagal-ba
28. [...]-ba? mah-a-ni dul-la
29. x x x sumur x [...]
30. [...] SU x [...]
(up to 8 lines missing)
m=segment B
1. inim-ma-ni kal-kal-a-am3
2. du11-ga-ni zi-da-am3
3. {d}nin-urta pirig sumur nu-sze-ga
4. nir-gal2 kur gam-gam x x x
5. sa-gid2-da-am3
6. {d}nin-urta {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...]
7. igi nam-ti-la hu-mu-szi-in-bar
8. gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im
9. u4-ta-u18-lu i-lim u5 x x
10. en gal-e-ne diri x x x
11. {d}nin-urta nam-nir-ra szu du7
12. sag en3 tar an ki x x x
13. en a2 szum2-ma {d}nu-nam-nir-ra
14. ne3-ni-da nir-gal2 x x x
15. {d}nin-urta sag-kal [...]
16. {d}en-lil2-le [...]
17. gu4 du7-du7-gin7 x [...]
18. nu-sze-zu giri3-zu x [...]
19. ur-sag gal x x x [...]
20. hur-sag su3 [...]
21. lugal-ra kur gu2-erim2-gal2-la
22. szu-ni-sze3 [...]
23. {d}nin-urta {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-ra
24. szen-szen a2-tah [...]
25. {gesz}tukul mah-a-ni [...]
26. ki-bala nu-sze-ga [...]
27. udug2 mah-a-ni erim2? [...]
28. me3 x gu2-erim2? x x
29. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...]
30. he2-em-ta?-x [...]
rest broken
m=segment C
(Segments C and D might well belong to a separate composition)
1. [...] x [...]
2. UD x [...] x [...]
3. en kur-ra [...] KA ASZ? [...]
4. {d}en-ki an? [...] EN [...]
5. x {d?}en?-[...]
6. diri x [...]
7. MASZ NI? [...]
8. nin? [...]
9. x [...]
rest broken
m=segment D
(Segments C and D might well belong to a separate composition)
1. [...] E
2. [...] x
3. [...] x
4. [...] x x
5. [...] BI?
6. [...] x-gin7? KI? ku3? x E
7. [...] x x x x x NA?
8. [...] HA x [...] TU? x
9. [...] GI {d}en-ki? x x
10. [...] x x x x
11. [...] {d}en-x RI
12. [...] x x x NA
13. [...] x GA?
14. [...]-am3
15. [...] x x
16. [...]-a?
17. [...] x x
18. [...] x x
rest broken
m=version B
(up to 3 lines missing)
1. [...] x [...]
2. u18-lu sumur zi-ga [...]
3. x NI? pirig x [...]
4. x-gin7 KA GA? [...]
5. {d}nin-urta x [...]
6. x x usu x [...]
7. [...] x [...]
8. x x IB? [...]
9. x x x x [...] x AB? dur [...]
10. x x x x x {gesz}rab3 dingir-re-e-ne
11. x x gaba nu-gi4 kur-re KA [...]
12. {d}nin-urta x A {d}a-nun-na [...]
13. en e2?-kur-ra x a2-nun-gal2 [...]
14. u4-ta-u18-lu x a2 mah x [...]
15. hur-sag-ta e3-a me szar2-ra [...]
16. {d}nin-urta x [...] UD? [...]
17. nam-en-na szu du7 [...]
18. ur-sag gal kur [...] IN? x [...]
19. na4?-bi sug-za3-ge4 tesz2?-bi x [...]-gu7
20. sa2 pa3-de3 esz-bar nu-kam3?-me
21. {d}nin-urta du11-ga-ni ki-bi-sze3 gar
22. ur-sag en? dumu mah {d}en-lil2-la2
23. x x MA x-a kur-sze3 szu sza-an-sza
24. {d}nin-urta mah-di e2-kur-ra x
25. [...] x [...] x BA u18-lu mah-a-ni [...]
26. x x RU sumur-ra2 ki-bala x
27. x x ZI2 x LI BU nu-sze-ga x x
28. {d}nin-urta x x-ga-bi x x
29. ur-sag gal gu2-erim2-gal2-la ur2 x x
30. ur-sag igi x x {d}en-lil2 x x
31. x NI IN x x x x x x SUM x
32. x x x x x x x A-A x
33. [...]-ta erim2-e gu2 x x
34. [...]-a-ni kur-ra szu-mu-x x
35. [...] kalam-ma tug2-gin7 szi-im-szu4?
36. [...] DU
37. [...] KI?
38. [...] NE
39. x ESZ [...]
40. ur-sag gal x [...]
41. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne [...]
42. x x x-a-ni [...]
43. [...] kal-kal [...]
44. [...] pirig sumur? [...]
45. [...] gam-gam x [...]
46. sa-gid2-da-am3
47. [...] {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...]
48. [...] nam-ti? [...]
49. gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im
50. u4-ta-u18-lu x nam-nun-na [...]
51. mi-tum? [...]-e erim2 [...]
52. {d}nin-urta nam-nir-ra za3 dib
53. sag en3 tar x x x bala RI x [...]
54. en a2 szum2-ma {d}nu-nam-nir-ra
55. ne3-ni-da nir-gal2 me3-sze3 gub-bu x
56. {d}nin-urta x x gu2-gal x x
57. am gal? [...] {d}en-lil2-le [...]
58. am [...] x TA? A?
59. x [...] RI AM A x
60. [...] {d}en-lil2 kur gal-la
61. [...] hur-sag su13-su13-ra?
62. [...] gu2-erim2-gal2-la x x
63. [...] x szu-ni-sze3 RU? [...]
64. [...] {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu [...]
65. [...]-am3
66. [...] kur-ra szu ur4-ur4 [...]
67. [...]-gin7 SI? x [...]
68. [...] RU a2 [...]
69. [...] x hul [...]
(up to 6 lines missing)

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 2.05.04.15 Ishme-Dagan O (composite))
Composite Number	Q000465
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 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000465, ex. 001 (P274220)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Record

CDLI number	P479865
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479865

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	2.5.4.15
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.5.4.15
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000465

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
2016-04-23 at 16:27:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:37	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479865.

CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite artifact entry (No. P479865). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479865 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479865 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000465 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {O}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479865},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479865},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479865.

CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite artifact entry (No. P479865). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479865 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000465 (Ishme-Dagan O) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479865 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000465 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {O}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479865},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479865},
}

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