CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite (P479877)

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 2.05.01.02 Ishbi-Erra B (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
  beginning broken
1. [...] x [...]
2. [...]-ku4-ku4-de3 [...]
3. a2 zi-da a2 gab2-bu-bi pirig im-da-nu2 [...]
4. [...]-ib2-du11 inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
5. [...] iri{ki} du6-du6-da szid-e-de3
6. [...]-de3 nam im-ma-ni-in-tar
7. [...] bala {d}en-lil2 a2-tah-bi-im
8. ki-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam
9. [...]-ra {d}en-lil2-le
10. [...] mu-na-an-e3
  rest broken
m=segment B
1. [...]-in-in-bi-da ba-[...]
2. [...] x{ki} mu-na-an-szum2 a2-ni nu-ga2-ga2
3. [...] LU ul nam-nun-na-e sig-ga ba-szi-in-DU
4. musz-gin7 usz7 ze2 guru5-a-ni erim2-ma im-mi-in-te
5. x x-ma ki-en-gi-ra-ka szu mi-ni-ib-ur3-ur3-re
6. x x x{ki} larsa{ki}-ma x x x edin? uri2{ki}-ka
7. x-e mah mi-ni-in-BAD a2-ni la-ba-ra-e3
8. gu2-erim2-gal2-le ka tar-ra-bi x [...] igi-ni bala
9. {d}isz-bi-er3-ra x x KU [...]
10. [...] x DU x-am3 za3 bi2-in-gi4
11. [...] ba-an-szub szu suh3 ha-ba-ab-du11
12. [...] im-da-an-zi x x sag3-ge nu-ga2-ga2
13. [...] im-ma-ni-in-kur2
14. [...] x GI SZA KI
15. [...] x x x x
  (approx. 1 line missing)
m=segment C
1. [...] x iri-da x [...]
2. [...] du11-ga mar-ha-szi{ki} [...]
3. [...] ma-da-ma-da [...]
4. ba-szi-mi{ki} gaba a-ab-ba [...]-ta za3 za-ab-sza-li{ki} [...]-sze3
5. a-ra-wa{ki} sag-kul elam{ki}-ma [...]-ta za3 mar-ha-szi{ki} [...]-sze3
6. ki-in-da-tu lu2 elam [...]
7. i3-si-in{ki} bulug gal an ki [...]
8. lugal-la me3-bi nu-mu-[...]
9. me3 elam{ki}-ma ki-en-gi [...]
10. gaba a-ab-ba-ka [...] MU [...]
11. ma-da hu-uh2-nu-ri [...]
12. masz2-ansze nig2-ur2-4(disz)-[...]
13. lugal-e me3-a [...]
14. ki-ru-gu2 2(disz)-kam-ma-am3
  rest broken
m=segment D
1. {gesz}gigir mah [...]
2. lugal-e i3-si-in{ki} [...]
3. di nig2-gi-na x [...]
4. {d}isz-bi-er3-ra [...]
5. an sag-ta? [...]
  4 lines broken
10. {d}en-lil2-le [...]
11. ug3 [...]-un-gar arad [...]
12. buru5{muszen}-gin7 sze im-ma-[...]
13. pu2-{gesz}kiri6 pu2-{gesz}kiri6 [...]
14. [...] da BI [...]
  (approx. 6 lines missing)
m=segment E
1. [...] x x x AN x x
2. [...] gur?-ru-de3 im-mi-in-x
3. ku3-sig17 nig2-gur11 gi16-sa-a-bi bara2-sze3 mu-un-du3
4. zi-nu-um lu2 szu-ta szub-ba-bi {d}en-ki maszkim-bi-im
5. {i7}buranun-na {i7}idigna {i7}kir11-sig {i7}kisz{ki} za3-bi im-mi-in-gu7
6. edin bar-rim4 lil2 bu-bu-da enmen-e mi-ni-in-ug7
7. ki-in-da-tu lu2 elam{ki}-ma-ra inim-bi ba-an-na-de6
8. an-sza4-an{ki}-e szimaszgi{ki} szeg11 ba-ab-gi4 kur im-ma-an-te
9. ugnim-ma-ni pu-uh2-ru-um-bi inim mu-na-ni-ib-be2
10. ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)-kam-ma-am3
11. {d}isz-bi-er3-ra-gu10 engar {d}en-lil2-le
12. x x a2 mah mu-na-an-szum2
13. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im
14. [...]-bi {d}en-lil2 A an nin x x x
15. [...] {d}nin-lil2-la2 A x x x
  rest broken
m=segment F
1. [...]-gi4-am3
2. [...]-sze3 im-ma-an-gar
3. [...] mu-un-ur4
4. [...] gar
5. [...] a2 im-mi-in-ag2
6. [...] BA? ASZ im-szi-in-[...]
7. [...] ki-bala-sze3 x [...]
8. [...] nu-mu-un-gal2-la [...]
9. [...] szimaszgi{ki}
10. [...] mu-un-du11
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.01.02 Ishbi-Erra B (composite))
Composite Number Q000438
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 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479877

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
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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
2020-03-27 at 11:39:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-06-22 at 10:56:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 12:21:36 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 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479877.
CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite artifact entry (No. P479877). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479877 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479877 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000438 ({Ishbi}-{Erra} {B}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479877},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479877.
CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite artifact entry (No. P479877). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479877 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479877 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000438 ({Ishbi}-{Erra} {B}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479877},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P479877
LB  - CDLI:P479877
M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000438 (Ishbi-Erra B) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479877
ER  - 
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