CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite (P481139)

Literary artifact excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.08.02.01 Hammurapi A (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
beginning broken
1. [...]-sze3 mu-un-x [...]
2. [...] nam-en-bi ak-de3 mu-un-[...]
3. [...] szu iri? [...]
4. [...] x ZI hul-da? x-ni-me-en
5. [...] x nu-mu-un-tuku? x
6. [...] kesze2-ni-me-en
7. [...] x MAR A BU A2 UR x GISZ? ZI
8. [...] GU TU UM DI U3 DA-DA SU
9. [...] x x DI nam-da-x-a-ni-sze3
10. [...]-zu x um-ma-ri sag ge6-ga [...] IM? en GIL
11. x x {i7}buranun KU? [...] x x ki?-bi-da-ke4 ha-ba-da-x
12. {i7}idigna x IM AN? x
13. gu2 {i7}ir-ni-na-ta garasz2 bi-ib2-du3? x x
14. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 lugal {d}gibil mu-x [...]
15. {d}en-lil2-le nam-a-ni-sze3 x x [...]
16. {d}en-ki-ke4 nam-ur-sag [...]
17. {d}suen-na mu-un-[...]
18. {d}utu masz-masz [...]
19. ka pirig? A [...]
20. nig2 sza3-ge de6-a-ni [...]
21. {d}iszkur nam-ur-sag [...]
22. {d}marduk nam-kal IM x la-[...]
23. {d}inanna me x x x [...]
24. ni2-tuku [...]
25. x [...]
rest broken
m=segment B
1. x [...]
2. AN [...]
3. x [...]
4. x [...]
5. x [...]
rest broken
m=segment C
1. [...] AB? KID x NI x [...]
2. [...] e-ri nam-lu2-ulu3 [...]
3. [...] a-ri nam-zu? [...]
4. [...] x x-me-en
5. [...] x-zu-e sag3-ge
6. [...] HAR nam-zu? E AN x
7. [...] x x-ke4? sag x tah-tah
8. [...] x kur gal x-le-ne
9. [...] x mu-un-du11-esz
10. [...] me lugal-la-ke4
11. [...] x NA RA SI x
12. [...] {d}en-lil2 sag [...]
13. [...] PA? IM ASZ
14. [...] nam-en-bi ak
15. [...]-bi ak
16. [...] x ib2 NE x x DI?
17. [...] x [...]
rest broken
m=segment D
1. x x x [...]
2. [...] {d}en-ki-ke4
3. [...] x-zu kalam-ta e3-a
4. [...] x me-te nam-dingir LAGAB
5. [...] KA ib2-ni x
6. [...] x BI RI x EN IG A x
7. [...] x x x x x gar-gar-ra
8. [...]-gin7 nig2-hul2?-e x x
9. [...]-ra en3-du-bi i-i?-e
10. [...] GI? alan-zu la-ba-da-an-ku4-re
11. [...] u4-da-ni?-sze3
12. [...] x x zu szu mi-ni-ib2-|DU.DU|
13. {d}en-lil2 sza3?-zu mu-un-na-dim2
14. [...] ba-da-an-ku4-re
15. [...] nam kal-kal [...]
16. [...] x RI DA lu2 x x [...]
17. [...] x [...]
rest broken
m=segment E
1. x [...]
2. lu2 x [...]
3. E [...]
4. x [...]
rest broken
m=segment F
1. x x x x [...]
2. nun-bi {d}marduk lu2 mu-un-[...]
3. asz2 gig-ga [...]
4. ib2-ba gu-la {d}marduk [...]
5. mu-ru-ub dingir gal-gal-e-ne
6. AN x x an-sze3 [...] x x DU? [...] nam ha-[...]
7. x {gesz}tukul x [...] KA mi-[...]
8. GISZ x GAR x [...]
9. szeg12?-x ni2 te-a-ni [...]
10. x x x x x x x [...]
11. x x NI? AN x x x x [...]
12. x x x x x [...]
13. x x x [...]
14. x x x [...]
15. x x x [...]
16. x x x [...]
17. [...] x x x x
18. [...]-ta? hul KIG2? [...] x E
19. x x [...] x GA nam ha-la x
20. x x x x x x x mu-un-na-DU-x
21. sag ge6-ga x x x NI x x x x [...]
22. x x x x GAR? [...]
rest broken

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.08.02.01 Hammurapi A (composite))
Composite Number	Q000518
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 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000518, ex. 001 (P343014)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000518, ex. 002 (P343015)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

CDLI number	P481139
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P481139

Physical information

composite text

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

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2019-03-08 at 07:25:29	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	Approved
2016-04-23 at 16:27:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-12-17 at 12:21:38	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2015-07-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481139.

CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite artifact entry (No. P481139). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481139

CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481139 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000518 ({Hammurapi} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481139},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2015. https://cdli.earth/P481139.

CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite artifact entry (No. P481139). (2015, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481139

CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481139 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000518 ({Hammurapi} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481139},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2015/7/31/
PY  - 2015
ID  - P481139
LB  - CDLI:P481139
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000518 (Hammurapi A) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481139
ER  -