CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite (P479893)

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object composite text
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1. u5-a a-u3-a
2. u3-ru-ru-ga2 he2-em-ma-gur4-e
3. u3-ru-ru-ga2 he2-em-ma-bulug3-e _li-isz-mu-uh_
4. {gesz}i-ri9-na-gin7 ur2 he2-gur4-re _lim-x-x_
5. {u2}szakir3-ra-gin7 pa he2-tal2-tal2-e
6. u3-mu-un ne-ta mu-e-zu me-ta-me
7. {gesz}haszhur zal-le i7-de3 la2-a-ba
8. lu2 di?-de3? szu-ni ha-ma?-an-pesz-e
9. lu2 al-nu2-a szu-ni ha-ma-ab-zi-zi-i
10. du5-mu-gu10 u3-sa2-ge sza-mu-un-ku4-ku4-ku4
11. u3-sa2-ge sza-mu-un-ga2-ga2-ga2
12. u3-sa2 ga2-nu u3-sa2 ga2-nu
13. u3-sa2 ga2-nu ki du5-mu-ga2-sze3
14. u3-sa2 kul?-u3 ki du5-mu-ga2-sze3
15. igi lib4-lib4-a-ni u3 ku-ni-ib
16. igi gun3-a-ni szu-zu gar-bi
17. u3 eme za ma-li-li-ka-ni _mu-s,a-ba-rum_
18. za ma-al-li-li u3 na-gul-e
19. imgaga3 ur2-za hu-mu-ra-an-si
20. ga-ar3 tur-tur ge26-e ga-mu-ra-da-ab-du10
21. ga-ar3-bi a-zu lu2-ulu3-kam
22. a-zu lu2-ulu3 du5-mu u3-mu-un-na-kam
23. du5-mu u3-mu-un-na {d}szul-gi-ra-kam
24. {gesz}kiri6-gu10 hi-iz{sar}-am3 a im-mi-du11
25. hi-iz{sar} gakkul-am3 ma8 im-mi-du11
26. hi-iz{sar}-bi u3-mu-un-e he2-gu7-e
27. u3-ru-ru-ga2 dam ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3
28. dam ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3 du5-mu ga-an-na-an-ze2-eg3
29. emeda{da} sza3 hul2-la hu-mu-un-da-e
30. emeda{da} sza3 hul2-la ga he2-ni-gu7-e
31. me-e du5-mu-ga2 dam ga-mu-un-[...]
32. du5-mu ag2 ze2-ba he2-en-szi-[...]-tu
33. dam ur2 kum2-ma-na he2-en-nu2
34. du5-mu a2 tal2-tal2-la-na he2-en-nu2
35. dam he2-en-da-ze2-eb
36. du5-mu he2-en-da-ze2-eb
37. dam tur ur2-ra-na ha-ba-hul2-e
38. du5-mu du10-ub ze2-ba-na ha-ba-bulug3-e
39. zi mu-da-i-ir
40. ba-ni-in-kusz2-u3-en
41. im-ma-si-in mul-e igi bi2-du8-ru-un
42. u4-sakar igi-ga2 am3-bar-bar-re
43. giri3-pax(PAD)-ra2-zu bad3-da he2-eb-la2
44. lu2 bad3-da-ke4 er2 ha-ra-sze8-sze8
45. sze-en-kilim{sze-x-li} balag-balag ha-ra-sag3-ge
46. musz-da-gur4-e te ha-ra-hur-e
47. nim-e nundum-a-ni ha-ra-ze2-e
48. eme-szid-e eme-a-ni ha-ra-suh?-e
49. u3-a-lum-e he2-me-lum-lum-e
50. u3-a-lam-e he2-me-lam-lam-e
51. lum-ma-zu-ne lam-ma-zu-ne
52. dun5 {dug}szakir3-ra x x-ra-zu-ne
53. u3-sa2 ag2 ze2-ba x [...]
54. ki-nu2 ag2 ze2-ba x [...]
55. gu2-un u8-a x [...]
56. MU RI nig2-hul2-la-da? [...]
57. dam szukur2-zu he2-a du5-mu [...]
58. du5-mu ha-la-zu he2-a
59. sze nir-ra mu-u4-na-zu he2-a
60. {d}ezina2-{d}ku3-su3 a2-tah-zu [...]
61. inim sa6-sa6-ge {d}lamma tuku he2-me-en
62. bala u4 sa6-ga a2 e3 he2-me-en
63. ezen sag-ki zalag-ga he2-me-en
64. du5-mu-gu10 |DAG.KISIM5xX|-am3 ag2 nu-un-zu
65. libir?-ra-na szid-bi nu-un-zu
66. [...] x ki-tusz-bi nu-un-zu
67. [...] x-ga? ha-ba-an-pa3-de3-en
68. [...] he2-gu7-e
69. [...]-a?
70. [...]-RI?-be2-en
71. [...] ha-ba-te?
72. [...] he2-me-en
73. [...] he2-me-en
74. [...] x-la-an
75. [...] x-la-an
76. [...] x-e
77. [...] x
78. [...] mu-un-u5
79. [...] mu-un-u5
80. [...] ki mah [...]
81. [...] masz2 udu ansze x mu-un-u5
82. [...] mu-un-KAL A gesz? x x mu-un-u5
83. {d}nin-ka-si gakkul-a x x mu-un-u5
84. [...] A? ZI? SAR? [...]
85. {d}NE? [...]
86. {d}nanna x [...]
87. x x MA zi-de3? [...]
88. dam mu-un-x [...] mu?-[...]
89. dam sipa-da u5 gu2?-na mu-un-u5
90. x ki?-luh mu-nim-mar-ra mu-un-u5
91. pesz-tur-ZI nesag-bi-a mu-un-de6
92. u3 za-e u3-sa2-ga nu2-i3
93. mu-nim-mar-zu pa la2-la2-de3
94. {gesz?}pesz3-gin7 asila he2-la2
95. uri2{ki} za3-bi-sze3 u3?-dub2-ba gub-bi2
96. unu{ki}-ga za3-bi-sze3 ne-mur-ra gub-bi2
97. ur-ra ka-na bala-e-gin7 dab5-ba-ni
98. gi-sa-gin7 a2-na la2-ba-ni
99. ur-e igi-zu ni2 u3-ba-ni-ib-te
100. murgu-zu bara2-gin7 he2-si-il-le
101. u3-szub-bi? x x x x x x x
102. kasz SUM? [...] x x x
103. an-za-gar3 [...] x x
104. egir? [...]
105. [...]
106. [...]
107. [...]
108. [...]
109. [...]
110. [...]
111. x x x x [...]
112. amar x nu-dar-dar [...]
113. ti-la? TI x [...]
114. lu2?-gin7? na-[...]
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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.14 Šulgi N (composite))
Composite Number	Q000406
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 000406 (Shulgi N) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 001 (P345265)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 002 (P343255)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 003 (P256691)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 (P266504)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 005 (P278519)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 006 (P281248)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 007 (P278529)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 008 (P356896)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P479893
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P479893

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)	2.4.2.14
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.4.2.14
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000406

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 16:27:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:35	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 000406 (Shulgi N) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479893.

CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite artifact entry (No. P479893). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479893 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479893 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479893.

CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite artifact entry (No. P479893). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479893 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479893 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000406 ({Shulgi} {N}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479893},
}

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