CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite (P479868)

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1. {gesz}gigir mah {d}en-lil2 en gesztu2-ga a-a dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
2. e2-kur esz3 mah-a-na dim2-me-za bi2-in-du11
3. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sipa gal-zu mu du10 sa4-a
4. sza3 ama sig7 u3-tu mas-su2 kalam-ma-ka
5. me ku3 sikil-zu pa e3 ak-de3 a2-bi mu-un-da-an-ag2
6. szu mu-ra-de6 ga2-la nu-mu-e-ta-dag-ge
7. [...] {na4}za-gin3-na mi-ni-in-sig7-ge-en
8. [...] x-a-ta ba-an-gub-be2-en
9. [...] x x x x MA 2(disz)-bi nig2 u6 di gal2-me-en
10. {gesz}szu-kar2-zu dalla mah im-e3 {gesz}tir szim {gesz}erin-na-gin7
11. {gesz}ma-gid2-zu _ni-ir-ki_ a-gar3 ab-sin2 gal2 tak4-a he2-gal2 sze gu-nu
12. su-din-zu dungu sir2-zu
13. x an-na gu2 tesz2 la2-a-me-en
14. {gesz}erin2-zu-ta {gesz}rab3 mah-zu nu-e3 erim2 szu ri-ri-me-en
15. {gesz}gag sa11 la2-zu sa-par4 gal nu2-a an ki-ta? la2-a-me-en
16. [...]-zu gu2 pesz-a [...]-me-en?
17. [...]
18. x ZU A AB DU [...]-e-me-en
19. {gesz}sag-kul husz-ba _szi-ik-szu ki x_
20. [...]-ka-a se3-ga-zu kur erim2 gam-gam-e-me-en
21. x {gesz}sag-kul husz-ba-zu [...] x-me-en
22. [...]
23. [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]
28. sahar-gi4-zu {d}utu an-ur2 [...] SU giri3 e2 nam [...]
29. sag-ki sahar-gi4-zu he2-du7 [...] A x x TE? dib-ba-me-en
30. a2-szita4-a-zu {d}nanna an-sza3-ga hi-li du8-du8-me-en
31. {gesz}gag-a-zu _za-ra_ kar2 x x x a-ge6 sur-sur-re-me-en
32. e2-su-lum-ma-zu usan3 x x x ansze i-sze3 zi-zi-i-x-me-en-zi?-zi
33. {gesz}DUB-zu {sa}szu2-usz-gal ba9-ra2 erim2-du nu-e3-me-en
34. gaba-gal2-zu me mah nam-nun-na-kam gal-bi kig2-kig2-ga2-me-en
35. {u2}|KI.KAL|-zu ur-sag-e-ne tesz2-ba du7-du7-me-en
36. gab2-il2-zu gu4-ab2 a2 kal-ga nig2 dugud il2-il2-me-en
37. sza3-su3-zu gurusz sul-sul-e-ne gu2-da la2-la2-me-en
38. da-da-zu ki [...] tesz2-a x x-me-en
39. giri3-gub-zu [...] x [...]-me-en
40. {gesz}gu-za-zu [...]-me-en
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62. u4-ba disz-me-{d}da-gan x x
63. lugal-a-ni {d}en-lil2-ra {gesz}gigir-e
64. ku3-babbar ku3-sig17 {na4}za-gin3-na szu mu-na-ni-tag
65. sa-gid2-da-am3
66. ezen gal-a-ni szu du7-a {gesz}gigir-ra giri3-ni gub-gub-ba-ni-ta
67. ama {d}nin-lil2 nitalam-ma-ni gu2-da mu-ni-in-la2
68. {d}nin-urta ur-sag kal-ga-ni
69. {d}a-nun-na ki {d}en?-lil2-la2-ka egir-ra-a-ni im-us2
70. {gesz}gigir nim-gin7 gir2-gir2-re x x mur sza4-bi du10-ga-am3
71. dur3{ur3}-a-ni erin2-na la2-am3?
72. {d}en-lil2 {gesz}gigir ba mah-a-ni-a zalag-ga-ni na-e3
73. geszkim-ti a-a-na {d}nin-urta-ke4? har-ra-an mu-na-ab-sa6-ge
74. ki ur5 sa6-ge ki a nam tar-ra im-ma-ti-a-ra
75. lugal x x ku3?-ta nam-ta-an-e3 ezen na-mu-un-gar
76. [...]
77. [...]
78. [...]
79. [...]
80. [...]
81. [...] sza3? hul2 x x
82. [...] x {gesz}szu-kar2 gana2 x-sze3 um-ta-a-e3-a-am3
83. {gesz}al-e {gesz}apin-e gesz nam-erin2 a-da-min3 ha-mu-ra-an-e
84. lugal-e inim {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 gizzal ba-szi-in-ak
85. {d}nin-urta-ke4 {gesz}apin ku3-ge si nam-mi-in-sa2 gana2 zi na-ur11-ru
86. guru7-du6 guru7-masz {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
87. gu2 gur-gur-ru-de3 numun zi na-mu-gar
88. szul ur-sag e2-kur za-gin3-na sag il2-la mu-un-ku4
89. en {d}nin-urta-ke4 {d}en-lil2-ra sizkur mu-na-ab-be2
90. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan sipa szu du7-a? unu6? giri3-za si-ga-ra
91. lugal {gesz}gigir-ra ma-ra-an-dim2-ma-ra igi zi bar-mu-un-sze
92. {d}inanna dumu gal ki ag2-zu nitalam-sze3 szum2-mu-an
93. u4 ul-sze3 gu2-da ha-mu-ri-in-la2
94. hi-li nig2 ku7-ku7-da ur2 ku3
95. nam-ti si-a-na u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-re6
96. sa-gar-ra-am3
97. tigi {d}en-lil2-la2-kam

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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.09 Ishme-Dagan I (composite))
Composite Number	Q000459
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 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000459, ex. 001 (P463979)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P479868
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479868

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
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Collections

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External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	2.5.4.09
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.5.4.09
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000459

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
2020-03-27 at 11:39:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	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 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479868.

CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite artifact entry (No. P479868). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479868 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479868 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479868.

CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite artifact entry (No. P479868). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479868 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000459 (Ishme-Dagan I) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479868 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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