CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite (P481138)

Literary artifact excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), 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

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.07.01.01 Anam A (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. an-am3 en TUG2 DI? IM? x gi4-it-ma-lu x x
2. x x-ra gesztu2 dagal szu du7
3. x nibru{ki?} ti iri GIR3 BAR nu-tuku
4. tu15 du10-ga iri{ki}-na ad-da ma-da unu{ki}-ga
5. di-ku5 sza3 di-da-ka BAR UD ME
6. x ni2-tuku ni2 te an {d}inanna-ke4
7. u2-a e2-an-na inim sa6-ga-bi x ul ti
8. x kal?-ga sza3-ge de6-a {d}inanna-ke4
9. [...] AN kalam-ma szu-kin dab5-be2
10. [...] x sag zi en {d}inanna-ke4
11. [...] gal-zu nig2-nam-ma-kam
12. [...] gal2 sza3 dab5-ba du7-a
13. [...] x ki GI DU-a LA si-si
14. [...] bala-bala-e husz-a
15. [...] igi il2 hi-li du8-du8
16. [...] sag-kal erin2-na-me-en
17. {d}na-na-a [...] x sza3 ama nig2-nam-ma
18. [...] x gal2-la ul-sze3? gal2
19. [...] nam gal AN x x DI
20. x x x x x x x x UN-gal-e x
21. x x x DI IM
22. e2-me-ur4-ur4 ha-lam-ma ki-be2-esz gi4-a
23. [...]-an-szub-ba du3-du3
24. x x u4 ul-ta nu-du3-a mu-un-dim2-ma
25. x x x gesz-hur-ru gi-me-en
26. x x x-ba kalam-ma mah dib2-ba
27. x x sa6-ge-ba u3-gul zi ga2-ga2-me-en
28. x x szita sag us2-a nidba ku5-ru-me-en
29. e2-an-na e2-me-ur4-ur4 alan gi16 su8-ga
30. x lu2 nam-ma-ni sag2 nu-di
31. x x nam gal su13-ra2-sze3 mu-e-tar
32. x x-e nin dingir gal za3 gub
33. x x gar-ra-na nam-ti nigin-a
34. x x AN sza3 hul2 u4 su13-su13
35. bi2-in-du11 an ki-a ig e2-an-na-ka
36. nin emeda-a {d}na-na-a bad3 gal ba-gub-bu?
37. zi numun hi-li gesz-szub-zu-sze3 mu-e-gar
38. {d}en-lil2-sze3 mah-bi-sze3 gal2-me-en
39. dumu nibru{ki} sag geme2 arad nig2 UD gu-ul-la-am3
40. sza3 unu{ki}-ga a2-dam-bi mu nam-en tum2-u3?-ne
41. mu-e-du8-du8 nibru{ki}-sze3 szu bar

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.07.01.01 Anam A (composite))
Composite Number Q000517
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 000517 (Anam A) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000517, ex. 001 (P463981) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P481138

Physical information

composite text

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

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-22 at 10:59:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-07-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481138.
CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry (No. P481138). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481138
CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481138 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000517 ({Anam} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481138},
}


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DA  - 2015/7/31/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481138
LB  - CDLI:P481138
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481138
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481138.
CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry (No. P481138). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481138
CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481138 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2015CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000517 ({Anam} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481138},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/31/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481138
LB  - CDLI:P481138
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000517 (Anam A) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481138
ER  -
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