CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite (P481130)

Literary artifact excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.06.09.02 Rim-Sin B (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. en gesztu2 mah szu du7 sa2 gal-e pa3-da
2. {d}ha-ia3 dub gal-gal ha-ha-za gesztu2-gesztu2-ga pesz-pesz
3. szid-du3 hal-an-ku3 igi za3 til galam-ma-ke4 e2-|GESZTUG2.AN.NISABA|-ke4
4. pisag-dub-ba e2-gal an ki-a kig2 kilib-ba szid-szid
5. gi ku3-ga szu gal2-le im nam-tar gal-gal mul-mul
6. gal-an-zu inim gesztu2 de5-ge u4-bi-sze3 an ku3-ga-ra
7. kiszib-gal2 a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4 lu2 tam-ma e3 erim3 e2-kur-ra
8. he2-du7 esz3-e abzu-a siki bar-ra la2-la2 en {d}nu-dim2-mud-ra
9. {d}ha-ia3 sza3-gada-la2 e2-u6-nir-ra uz-ga ku3 lu-lu
10. umun2 ak-ak esz3 e2-kisz-nu-gal2-la2-ke4 mu mah-bi gal-la
11. sza3 inim-gal2 ki-sikil {d}nin-gal-e unu7 gal-e ti-la
12. musz3-me sa6 nitalam2 ki ag2 {d}nun-bar-sze-gu-nu
13. lu2 mu mah mussa kur gal a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-kam
14. sagga ban3-da igi-gal2-tuku pa3-da an ki-bi-da-ke4
15. gu2-un dingir-re-e-ne szu gid2-i ma-dam kur ab su3-u4-da inim-ma-ni bur2-e
16. gal-zu me mah nam-nun-na-ka u5 tur3? za3 kesze2-da
17. sza3 dagal sur-ra gesz-hur ku3-ga e2 eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 szu dab-be2
18. {d}ha-ia3 lu2 szu-luh sikil-la engur-ra-ke4 tug2-ba13 tug2 la2-la2
19. {d}indagara sagga7 utah-he2 kur-ta ka du8-u3 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
20. sza3 dub-ba su3-u4-da zu-a galam ak-ak dingir gal-gal-e-ne
21. szu-nir-nir {gesz}gag-a du3-du3 sag si-ga ki galam hur kalam-ma
22. ki szu tag-tag unu7 sig7-ga an-szar2 kur gal-ra
23. sag il2 mah esz3-e abzu-ta du11-ga-ni sze-ga
24. lu2 sag kesze2 ninda babbar sikil-la szu dab-be2 e2 dingir-re-e-ne
25. {d}ku3-su3 {d}indagara e-ne-ne-da nu an nu-sikil-la ki nu-dadag-ge
26. u2 gal-gal su3-su3 an {d}en-lil2-la2 unu7 mah-ne-ne-ke4
27. lu2 musz3 ku3-ga igi du8 en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e
28. zabar ku3-ga szu gal2-le sza3 hul2-hul2 bar se3-se3-ge5
29. lugal-gu10 nam-mah-zu szir3-ra ga-am3-i-i
30. {d}ha-ia3 nam-gal-zu gi16-sa-sze3 ga-am3-pa3-pa3-de3-en
31. a-ba za-a-gin7 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 me ku3-ga-asz tum2-ma
32. nitalam ki ag2-zu ki-sikil {d}nisaba nin gal nin-e-ne
33. u3-tu-da sza3-ga-ni {d}nin-lil2-la2 dam mah {d}nu-nam-nir-ra
34. bara2 e2-kur-ra-ke4 sag il2-la an-sze3 szi-in-da-ti
35. nam-nin dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 me-er-ga-bi al-ak-e dingir za3 sza4 nu-tuku
36. za-e ninda2 gal galga zi pa3-da en3 tar-tar dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
37. {d}ha-ia3 me szum2-szum2-mu kig2 ag2-e ki-szu-pesz igi zu-zu-me-en
38. {d}en-ki-ke4 esz3-e abzu-ta mu7-mu7 nam-ti-la-ni mu-ra-rig7
39. en ge6-par3-e mu-ni-ib-hug-en sag se3 mu-ni-ib-gar-re-en
40. sipa kalam-ma-ra gidru mah u4 su3-ra2 szu-ni-sze3 bi2-ib-dab5-e-en
41. {d}ha-ia3 dingir kalam-ma a-ra-zu ug3 szar2-ra gesz tuku-me-en
42. za-e dingir gal-gal-e-ne ug3 dagal-la szu-ni-sze3 bi2-ib-dab5-e-en
43. a-a {d}en-ki abzu-ta ed2-da-ni-ta
44. {d}ha-ia3 nam-gal-bi za-e sza-mu-re-da-an-ag2
45. ug3 sza3-ba i3-ni-me-a-ke4 gu2-bi an-sze3 szi-bi2-ib2-zi-zi
46. nam-lu2-ulu3-bi u4 asil-la2 mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-le-ne
47. ug3 szar2-ra-bi sza3 hul2-la u4 ul-le2-a-asz bi2-ib-ak-e-en
48. e2 dingir gal-gal-e-ne ezen ab-gar-re-en giri17-zal szi-bi2-du8-du8-un
49. sag-kal sag-kal-e dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 gesz-szub gal-gal ug3 til-la-ni
50. igi sa6-ga-zu nam-ti si-a lugal-ra igi zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib
51. nun {d}ri-im-{d}suen bala hul2-hul2 u4 su3-u4-da szu zi gar-mu-na-ab
52. im nam-ti-la-ke4 du-ri2-sze3 nu-kur2-ru mu-bi gub-i3
53. sipa {d}ri-im-{d}suen nam-en-bi an {d}en-lil2-la2 ki he2-ag2-e-ne
54. lu2 szir3-ra-ke4 za3-mi2-zu ka-bi-a mi-ni-ib-du10-ge-ne
55. {d}ha-ia3 lu2 szir3-ra-ke4 za3-mi2-zu ka-bi-a mi-ni-ib-du10-ge-ne
56. en an ki lugal abzu-a za3-mi2-bi mah-a
57. a-a {d}en-ki lugal abzu-a za3-mi2-zu du10-ga
58. u18-ru12-bi-im
59. {d}ha-ia3 dingir kalam-ma ga-ti-e ki ag2 nun {d}ri-im-{d}suen-e a2 bad tal2-ni he2-me-en
60. gesz-gi-gal2-bi-im

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.06.09.02 Rim-Sin B (composite))
Composite Number Q000509
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 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000509, ex. 001 (P423487) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000509, ex. 002 (P346186) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481130

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
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) 2.6.9.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.6.9.2
electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary, Literary Corpus (ePSD2, Literary) Q000509

References

  • citation: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 054-057

    [Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

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
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:18 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
2015-07-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481130.
CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite artifact entry (No. P481130). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481130 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481130 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000509 ({Rim}-{Sin} {B}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481130},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481130.
CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite artifact entry (No. P481130). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481130 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481130 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000509 ({Rim}-{Sin} {B}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481130},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P481130
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M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000509 (Rim-Sin B) composite artifact entry
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