CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite (P480682)

Text

object composite text
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1'. szul {d}utu [...] im-ma-an-ri
2'. ur5-ra-asz-ta x [...] mu?-e-tum3-tum3
3'. sze-er-zi pirig gal [...] x ur-sag an-sza3 ku3-ta e3-a
4'. u4 me-lem4-ni kalam-ma bi2-dul4 ni2 gal mu-da-ri
5'. {d}utu lugal nig2-si-sa2 a zi-de3-esz2 tum2-ma
6'. szen-na dalla mu-na-ni-in-e3 sipa zi szul-gi-ke4
7'. am gal an ku3-ta szul {d}utu izi-gar-gin7 ga2-ga2 u4 kalam-ma igi-gal2
8'. kur-kur-ra me-lem4 ur5-ra-asz
9'. dingir si sa2 {d}a-nun-ke4-ne uszumgal ku3 su3-su3
10'. dumu-sag {d}suen-ne2 mi2 du11-ga en du11-ga tu-da
11'. szul-gi-ra {d}utu-u3 nam?-lugal kalam-ma mu-na-an-szum2
12'. pirig za3 3(disz)-gin7 kur u3-mu-tuk4-tuk4 ki-bala mu-hul-x
13'. lu2 gu2-erim2-gal2 {d}nanna-a-ka gu2 x [...]
14'. x x sag-ga2 [...] x gal dingir-re-ne
15'. [...]-a-ni [...] x RA ag2? [...]
16'. [...] E [...]-ge-esz [...]
17'. {d}utu sipa sza3? [...] x-ni-ir [...]
18'. szul-gi nig2-si-sa2 [...]
19'. gug-kal-la AN [...]
20'. dumu {d}nin-sumun2 [...]
21'. ug3-e ni2 gal? [...] hu-mu-ra-[...]
22'. x szu du11-ga x [...] na?-me lu2 [...]
23'. sa-gid2-da-am3
24'. {d}utu [...] lugal-ra nam du10 tar-mu-ni-ib
25'. gesz-gi5-gal2 sa-gid2-da-kam
26'. [...] x mah-am3
27'. [...]-na-gin7 x bi2-i3-sa6-sa6
28'. [...] sipa szul-gi pirig [...] pa3 ki-bala-a x [...]
29'. iri en-na nu-hug ni2?-bi-a [...]
30'. szul {d}utu ug3 u8-gin7 lu-a [...]
31'. esz3 ku3 za-gin3-na hul2-la-da x-ba hu-mu-[...]
32'. a-ab-[...] sag il2 gal-sze3 [...]
33'. a-ab?-[...] ab2-szilam-gin7 sag il2 [...]
34'. [...] x-ni hu-mu-ra-ab?-[...]
35'. [...] ni2-bi-a pa hu-mu-[...]-e3
36'. [...] x BI [...]
37'. szul-gi {d}utu [...]
38'. tir szim! {gesz}erin-na-da? [...]
39'. lugal en an-na me-lem4 su13-su13? [...]
40'. bara2 mah an-na ki ku3-ga-ta u4 x [...]
41'. en-ne2 kur-kur-ra an ku3-ta si mah [...]
42'. szul {d}utu nig2 nam-sikil-la-zu-ta mu-na-da-lug-ga
43'. nam-ti nig2 du10 ha-la-zu he2-am3 dumu {d}nin-sumun2-ka
44'. sa-gar-ra-am3
45'. szul {d}utu sipa sza3-ge bi2-i3-pa3
46'. szul-gi sipa zi lugal mu he2-gal2-la2 nam-sze3 tar-ra-am3
47'. sipa zi {d}utu-u3 nam tar-ra-ra
48'. {d}en-lil2-le esz3-e nibru{ki}-ta sag-e-esz2 mu-ni-rig7
49'. gesz-gi5-gal2 sa-gar-ra-kam
50'. en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tu-da
51'. szul {d}utu en me gal-gal-la {d}nin-gal-e tu-da
52'. [...] x pa3
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Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.12 Šulgi Q (composite))
Composite Number	Q000409
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 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000409, ex. 001 (P345307)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P480682
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P480682

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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)	2.4.2.17
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.4.2.17
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary)	Q000409

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 12:21:36	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-04-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480682.

CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite artifact entry (No. P480682). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480682 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480682 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P480682.

CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite artifact entry (No. P480682). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480682 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 000409 (Shulgi Q) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480682 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480682},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480682},
}

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