CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite (P481441)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

-

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

-

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.01 Two Scribes (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
1. dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4-ul-la-am3 ga2-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa2-sa2-en-de3-en
2. tukum-bi nam-dub-sar-ra i3-zu a-na-am3 i3-szid
3. mu didli zi-ga nam-dub-sar-ra
4. nig2-zi-gal2 edin-na za3 lu2 szu-ka-sze3
5. i3-sar egir-bi gu2 mu-e-du3
6. a-ra2 igi diri nig2-ka9 sahar gar-ra za3-bi-sze3 i3-zu
7. ka inim-ma nam-dumu-e2-dub-ba-a-ke4-ne
8. ga-ab-szid-en-de3-en diri-zu-sze3 i3-zu
9. ga2-nu gaba-ri-gu10-usz gub-ba in-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-til
10. lu2-tu15 u2-hub2 gesztu2 la2-a
11. gesz3-e gu-du kesz2 szir dili tu-lu
12. me-ze2 gid2 nundum hur ib2 ku5 gu-du ku-da
13. ge26-e-gin7-nam al-dim2-me-en
14. lu2-tu15 umun3-e gada ba-an-la2
15. nim-sahar-ra kid-asz-rin-na ba-e-si
16. szah2 {tug2}u2-tu-gu-um al-tuku5-tuku5
17. am-si munu4 sig7-sig7 al-bara3-ge
18. ka5-a {dug}utul2-ta ab-ta-bar
19. lulim a2-gu-hu-um al-sig-ge
20. ur-bar-ra-ke4 siki al-pesz6-a
21. {d}nin-pesz2 x x x x x ta-si-si
22. zehx(SZUL){ze2?-eh}-tur [...] x x
23. x [...]-re
24. x-gi-a szurim-ga2-ke4 ka nu-gu7-da
25. lu2-tu15 i3 dug i3-ib2-hul
26. SU-bi nig2-gal2-la e2 nig2-gur11-ra an-hul
27. a-sza3 ha-ma-tur e2-sze3 ga-ba-an-gen
28. tug2 ba-da-an-til tug2 siki ba-ni-in-du8
29. i3 {dug}silim2-ma ba-da-an-til er2-ba bi2-in-szesz4
30. gud3 uman-na kin ba-an-sa6-ga
31. {tug2}nig2-dara2-ni a-gin7 ba-ab-nag-ga2
32. nig2-u4-bi-ta nu-mu-e-da-sa2-e
33. nam-tar egir-ra-ka mu-da-ab-sa2-e
34. a nu kasz nu duh nu dida nu zi3 nu zi3-milla nu tug2 nu {tug2}nig2-dara2 nu
35. an-sze3 la-ba-te-ge26-en ki-sze3 la-ba-te-ge26-en
36. kasz tuku duh nu-tuku zi3 tuku in-bu5-bu5 nu-tuku
37. lu2-tu15 za-e ga2-gin7-nam inim gaba-ri ba-ab-szum2-mu
38. bar-za en3 bi2-in-tar ur5-gin7 dumu lu2 al-gi-na nu-me-en
39. e2 ad-da-za-ka sza3-gal iti-da kasz zi3-munu4 sze-ta-am3 nu-ub-diri
40. ama-zu-sze3 szu bala ak-am3
41. huluh du6-ul-du6-ul-e {tug2}nig2-dara2 bur2-bur2-re
42. du14 mu2-mu2 e-sir3-ra u3-ba-gub
43. lu2 ka-pirig dab5-ba ga-ba-al in-ne2-du3
44. lu2-bi geszbu2 aszkud-ta un-szar2-szar2 sza3-ga-na ab-szed7-de3
45. lu2-tu15 a-na-asz-am3 diri-zu-sze3 nig2 ab-gur4-re-en
46. di i3-du11 egir-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-til-e
47. szu-zu ka-zu nu-ub-da-sa2
48. nam-dub-sar-ra he2-bi2-szid ki-bi li-bi2-ib-gi4
49. nig2-zi-gal2 edin-na za3 lu2 szu-ka-sze3 i3-sar-ra
50. eme-gi7-sze3 eme-zu si nu-ub-sa2
51. a-ra2 he2-szid za3-bi-sze3 nu-zu
52. igi diri he2-du8 ki-us2 nu-ra-ab-dab5
53. ka inim-ma nam-dumu-e2-dub-ba-a-ka szu-zu ib2-szi-in-tum3
54. en3 nu-ra-tar szu-na ma-ni-ib2-szum2-mu
55. szu nu-sa6 ki nam-dub-sar-ra gu3 nu-ra-de2-e
56. lu2-tu15 uh-ta ze2 sza3-gar-ta usz2
57. nig2-ur5-ra uh ur5-da gen-na ur5-ra me-te-zu
58. gaba-ri-gu10 me-en
59. a-na-asz-am3 ga2-e gaba-ri-zu nu-me-en
60. lu2-tu15 lul du11-du11 ra-gaba ki bad-ra2
61. gu4 sa ab-ku5-ku5 {gesz}szudul5-a nu2-nu2
62. gu4 gu3 ra-ah bir-bir-re-ta zi-ir-zi-ir
63. geme2 szu-ku6 gesz-ba-an-e u4 zal-zal
64. sag lu2-tu15 udun bahar2-ra-ka nu2-nu2
65. szagan-la2 ku3 dam-gar3-ra-ka til-til
66. lu2 {kasz}kurun2-na zi3-munu4 gu7-gu7
67. kiszi4-a ak ga2-nu lu2 sze10 sila-ta bar-bar
68. galam hu-ru-um usz11 za3-ga bar-bar
69. a-na-gin7-nam za-e ge26-da mu-da-ab-sa2-e
70. ni2-su-ub lu2-tu15 dim2-ma {ugu}ugu4-bi
71. e2 nu-tuku e-sir2-ra nu2-nu2
72. {im}szu-rin-na nam-lu2-ulu3{lu}-ka zi3-munu4 i-ni-bara3-bara3
73. {dug}utul2 ar-za-na {im}szu-rin-na-ta e11-da-zu-ne
74. ba-e-de3-gaz tu7 al-bil2-la-ta
75. {uzu}ma-sila3 sa-sal-zu su-a ab-sil2-sil2
76. {gi}gur nisi-ga-ta zu2 e-da-ra-ah
77. {gi}gur szu-ku6-da-ka ku6 mi-ni-ib-kar-kar
78. u4 didli geszbu2 da-kum-ta igi-giri17-zu al-gu4-gu4-ud
79. ga-ab-sa10 ganba lu2 sze sa-sa-a
80. lu2 ni2-su-ub-ba-gin7 igi-zu-ta ab-ta-kar-kar-re-en-de3-en
81. udun bahar2-ra-ka gur4-gur4-re-da-zu-ne
82. gu2-murgu-zu-ta za3-gu-du-zu-sze3
83. zu2-kesz2 simx(GIG)-ma ab-ta-si-si
84. {gi}pisan ninda kurum6-ma lukur-e-ne-ke4 u3-mu-un-szub-be2
85. geme2 lukur-ra al-tur-tur-re-esz-am3
86. igi-zu zehx(SZUL){ze2-eh} tur-gin7 am3-ur4-ur4-re-de3-esz
87. e2 dingir esz3 didli-ka i3-du8 gudu4-bi u3-sa2 igi-bi-ta a-ra-ab-dag en-nu-ug3 a-ra-ak-de3
88. lu2-tu15 sag ka-bi nu-gu7
89. sza3-gal-la-ni-sze3 kusz7 kalam-ma nigin
90. a-na-asz-am3 in nu-zu-a-gu10 mu-un-dub2-dub2-be2-en
91. a-ga-gu10-sze3 na-an-gub-be2-en igi-gu10-sze3 in-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-til
92. al-gen al-zal kin-e ba-an-la2
93. ni2-bulug5 a-sza3-ga gen {kusz}a-ga2-la2 szu-sze3 la2
94. lu2 hun-ga2 egir kar-ke4-da-ka-ke4
95. {gi}gur u2 de5-ga mi-ni-ib2-il2-il2-i
96. u4 buru14-ka a2-zu sza3-gal-zu nu-ub-da-sa2
97. kin-ta ba-zah2 ganba-ka szed15 du11 ba-gub-be2-en
98. e2 lu2 dingir kasz-de2-a-ka u3-du-de3-en
99. egir lu2 kasz de2-a-ka ba-an-ku4-re-en
100. ugu-za imhur4 ab-sag3-sag3-ge-de3
101. gu2-zu ki-a u3-ba-e-ni-in-gar
102. ni2-zu szu nu-zu-a a-ra-ab-kar2
103. nig2-gu7-u3-da szu pap-hal-la ab-zi-zi-i
104. e2-me-esz KA gissu nigin
105. u4 szed7-da KA gaba u4-da nigin
106. lu2-tu15 sag gu2 ne-ka nu2-nu2
107. bala-bala-e-da-zu-ne a2-szu-giri3 ku5 kusz-a ab-sil2-sil2
108. e2 bur3-bur3 dun du11-du11
109. a-na-asz-am3 ga-ba-al mu-un-du3-du3-e-en
110. in mu-e-dub2-ba-gu10 su-ga2 nu-gal2
111. ga2-nu e-sir2-sze3 e3-mu-da
112. lu2 zu-ne igi he2-mu-e-du8-usz-am3
113. na-ga2-ah me-en egir inim-ma-zu nu-e-zu
114. lu2 sikil du3-a me-en nig2-nam nu-e-zu
115. is-hab di-da nu-tak4-tak4 me-en
116. lu2 sag gi4-a inim-ma la-ba-an-dab5-be2-am3
117. lu2 gu3 ra-ah sza3 de3-ka nu2-nu2
118. lu2 sza3-gar-ra ninda kar-kar-re
119. lu2 dab5-ba {gi}pisan e2 dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 sag-bur2-bi nu-un-na-kal-e
120. ze2-za gu3 de2-de2-e dag-gi-a a-ra-lu3-lu3
121. lu2 pe-el-la2 tesz2 tuku-tuku nu-zu
122. lu2 kar2-ga nig2-ur2-ra gu7-gu7
123. lu2 sag-DU-a dumu lu2 nu-zu
124. ki-ma-an-ze2-er lu2 kal-la nu-zu
125. ur-sag gub-ba szu-bi-sze3 la2-a
126. i3-gub nu-mu-un-ge-en i3-tusz li-bi2-in-sa6
127. i3-szid ba-e-ul4-e-en i3-sar szu ib2-ta-an-ur3
128. nig2 im-sar-re gu3 nu-ub-ta-de2-e
129. dugud-bi ab-sar-re szu-ni al-zu-hu-ul
130. szid-da-asz la-ba-ab-du7 sar-re-da me-te-bi in-nu
131. dub ha-ma-tur ul4-la-bi ga-ab-til
132. ki-gub-ba-ni u2-gu i-ni-in-de2
133. ki-tusz-a-ni i3-bir-bir-re
134. dim2-ma ab-ta-szub-ba inim ab-ta-giri11-da
135. a-ba-am3 gu3 e-ra-an-de2-ma
136. a-na-zu al-gal2-ma du14-sze3 im-ta-an-e3
137. gub-ba lu2-tu15 ga-ba-al he2-mu-e-du3 nam-mu-du3-du3-e-en

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.04.01 Two Scribes (composite))
Composite Number Q000767
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 000767 (Two Scribes) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 001 (P262138) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 002 (P268467) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 003 (P345247) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 004 (P256661) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 005 (P283763) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 006 (P345638) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 007 (P346240) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 008 (P346316) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 009 (P346241) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 010 (P343193) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 011 (P343509) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 012 (P343523) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 013 (P343546) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 014 (P343735) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 015 (P343741) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 016 (P343750) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 017 (P343762) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 018 (P356090) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 019 (P356092) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 020 (P356174) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 021 (P356175) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 022 (P356223) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 023 (P356257) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 024 (P356262) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 025 (P356351) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 026 (P356515) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 027 (P356516) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 028 (P356553) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 029 (P274250) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 030 (P274251) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 031 (P257167) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 032 (P277726) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 033 (P255205) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 034 (P256618) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 035 (P257221) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 036 (P257249) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 037 (P257255) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 038 (P257384) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 039 (P262814) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 040 (P262835) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 041 (P265615) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 042 (P277705) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 043 (P278625) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 044 (P280046) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 045 (P356739) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 046 (P356760) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 047 (P356807) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 048 (P357302) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 049 (P356343) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 050 (P346666) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 051 (P346667) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 052 (P262826) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 053 (P356623) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 054 (P499869) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 055 (P499870) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 056 (P342642) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

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Physical information

composite text

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

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
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) 5.4.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.4.1

References

  • history: ETCSL, 5.04.01 Two Scribes

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • history: Class Reunion, CM 47

    [Johnson2015CM47] Johnson, J. Cale, and Markham J. Geller. 2015. The Class Reunion : An Annotated Translation and Commentary on the Sumerian Dialogue Two Scribes. Vol. 47. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • history: Matuszak, Jana, ZA 109 (2019) 001-047

    [sec129367] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 10:14:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-10-09 at 16:54:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481441.
CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite artifact entry (No. P481441). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481441 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481441 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P481441.
CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite artifact entry (No. P481441). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481441 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481441 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481441},
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