CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite (P479870)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.05 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
1. [...]
2. [...] sza3 ku3-ga x [...]
3. inim se3-se3-ge inim-ma-ni u18-ru esz-bar-e x [...]
4. x x x igi-du dingir-re-e-ne nig2-nam-ma gal-zu [...]
5. x x {d}en-ki sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga ad gi4-gi4 kur gal [...]
6. [...] igi-du dingir-re-e-ne nig2-nam-ma gal-zu [...]
7. x x {d}en-ki sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga ad gi4-gi4 kur gal [...]
8. sa2 pa3-de3 du11-ga-ni nu-kam3-me a-ra2-a-ni ni2 [...]
9. sza3 su3-u4-gal2 me szar2-ra u5-a {d}en?-lil2-gin7 [...]
10. {d}nu-dim2-mud bara2 ku3 si-par3-si-par3 AN [...]
11. en ni2 guru3 an urasz-e tu-da pap gal [...]
12. lugal a-ra2 zu {d}en-lil2-la2 sag en3 tar [...]
13. [...] za3 dib dumu-sag an ku3-ga me-ni szu nu-te-ga2 [...]
14. {d}en-lil2 ban3-da du11-ga zi-da gesz-hur-e x [...]
15. {d}nu-dim2-mud en nam tar-tar-re kalam ge-en [...]
16. {d}en-ki gu4 gal eridu{ki}-ga il2 [...] x x
17. x bulug3 diri {d}a-nun-ke4-ne [...]
18. x NU DUB UN KA? [...]
19. [...] u8?-gin7 [...]
  rest broken
m=segment B
  (The sequence of Segments B and C is uncertain, and they may well belong to a different composition)
1. [...] x gal2-la [...]
2. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...]
3. [...] x UD HA [...]
4. [...] NE e2? {d}en-lil2 [...]
5. [...] {d}en-lil2-la2-ra KA [...] du11-ga-ni? [...]
6. [...] sza3 kusz2 an ku3-ga [...]
7. [...] x ZI TA DU?
  rest broken
m=segment C
  (The sequence of Segments B and C is uncertain, and they may well belong to a different composition)
1. {d}nu-dim2-mud [...]
2. en eridu{ki} [...]
3. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan [...]
4. dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 [...]
5. a2?-zu mu-da-[...]-ag2 [...]
6. igi-gal2 pa3 [...]
7. gesz-hur tuku [...]
8. ku3-zu nig2-nam-ma [...]
9. kig2? mah [...]
10. x x [...]
  rest broken
m=segment D
1. [...] me diri [...]
2. [...] AGA? TUM LI [...]
3. x x kurun2 {kasz}uluszin3 x [...]
4. |KI.LUGAL.GUB|-a szu si ha-ra-[...]-sa2 [...] giri17 szu ha-ra-[...]-gal2
5. [...] sizkur2-ra ma-ra-ni-ib2-be2 x [...]
6. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam-ti-la-na u4 zi-ga u4 ha-ba-ni-ib2-su3-u4 x
7. a-a {d}en-ki {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 nam-ti-la-na u4 zi-ga u4 ha-ba-ni-ib2-su3-u4 x
8. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im
9. bala-bala-e {d}en-ki-ka-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.05 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite)
Composite Number Q000455
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 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000455, ex. 001 (P343113) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000455, ex. 002 (P343254) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000455, ex. 003 (P343562) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000455, ex. 004 (P463978) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479870

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) 2.5.4.05
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.4.05
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000455

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
2016-07-28 at 16:34:12 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:37 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 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479870.
CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite artifact entry (No. P479870). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479870 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479870 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000455 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {E}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479870},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479870.
CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite artifact entry (No. P479870). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479870 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479870 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000455 ({Ishme}-{Dagan} {E}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479870},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479870
LB  - CDLI:P479870
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000455 (Ishme-Dagan E) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479870
ER  -
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