CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite (P479869)

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. [...] x IM u5 nun dingir-re-e-ne [...] me szar2?-ra-ba dur2 gar
2. {d}nu-nam-nir en a2 ag2-ga2 zi-da me gal-gal-la szu du7
3. a-a {d}en-lil2 ni2-zu an ki-a pa e3 sza-ba-ni-e3
4. dingir an-na an-na bi2-su8-ug mu du10 im-mi-in-sa4
5. x x KA x lugal-ba igi mu-ni-si-si
6. [...]-bi NE x ZU
7. {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-bi igi-zu-usz si mu-sa2-e-esz
8. {d}en-lil2 inim ku3 du11-ga mah-zu-sze3 gizzal im-szi-ma-an-ak-esz
9. {d}nu-nam-nir? an ki nigin2-na-bi dili-zu-ni mah-me-en
10. [...] x {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne {gesz}rab3 mah kur-kur-ra
11. [...]-zu su3-u4 en nig2-nam-ma-ni dib du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me-dam
12. [...] gal-la-a me-zu me?-a diri a-ra2-zu nig2 galam-ma-am3 x nam-kal kur ki su3-ra2-sze3? sipa zi-bi za-e?-me-en
13. a-a {d}en-lil2 ki-ur3 {d}ur-an-ki sza3-ge pa3-da-za
14. ZU? x e2-kur ki ag2-zu szu-mu-ra-an-du3 bara2 mah-zu szu-mu-un-ri
15. esz3-za me-bi me kal-kal-a-am3 szu-luh zi-bi mah-am3
16. garza-bi ku3-ku3-ga-am3 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba-am3
17. e2-kur-ra sza3-bi galam kad4-am3 nig2 lu2 nu-zu-am3
18. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan gesz-hur me zi-bi si ha-ra-ab-sa2-sa2-e
19. sa-gid2-da-am3
20. {d}en-lil2 {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu ki ag2-za nam-lugal-la-a-na bala-bi ha-ra-su3-u4
21. gesz-gi4-gal2 sa-gid2-da-bi-im
22. {d}en-lil2 en gal dingir-re-e-ne ug3 szar2-ra-bi-sze3 il2-la
23. [...] en gal dingir-re-e-ne ug3 szar2-ra-bi-sze3 il2-la
24. [...] inim mah du11-ga-zu x sag-ba du-am3
25. [...] nig2 nu-kur2-ru du11-ga-zu ki-bi-sze3 gar
26. [...] x tuku sag us2 e2-za-ra
27. [...] UN-sze3 nam du10 tar-mu-ni-ib
28. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ka [...] RI
29. [...] an ki za3 til-be2-esz [...] he2-em-mah
30. [...] x-bi he2-bad-bad
31. [...] ki kur he2-em-szi-gam-e
32. [...] {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...] he2-me-en
33. [...] x he2-me-en
34. [...]-sub2-ba
35. [...] he2-me-en
36. [...] he2-en-gal2
37. [...] ZI he2-szi-mah
38. [...] sag-e-esz he2-rig7
39. [...] ga2-la nu-dag-ge he2-me-en
40. [...] x ki ku3 ki sikil x [...] im-mi-ib2-gal2
41. sa-gar-ra-am3
42. [...] {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne
43. [...] {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne
44. [...] x x x bala du10 mu nam-he2
45. [...] sag-e-esz rig7-mu-ni-ib2
46. u18-ru12-bi-im
47. a-da-ab {d}en-lil2-la2-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 (ETCSL 2.05.04.08 Ishme-Dagan H (composite))
Composite Number	Q000458
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 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000458, ex. 001 (P345366)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000458, ex. 002 (P279879)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P479869
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479869

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)	2.5.4.08
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.5.4.08
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000458

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 16:27:16	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 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479869.

CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry (No. P479869). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479869 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479869 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2026CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000458 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {H}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479869},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479869
LB  - CDLI:P479869
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479869
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479869.

CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry (No. P479869). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479869 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479869 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2026CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000458 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {H}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479869},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479869
LB  - CDLI:P479869
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000458 (Ishme-Dagan H) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479869
ER  -