CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite (P491662)

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

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.08.01 Enlil-bani A ('Tetrad no. 3') (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
1. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
2. lugal
3. u4 di nun-e-ne
4. szu du11-ga an-na
5. {d}en-lil2-le il2-la
6. {d}utu-gin7
7. u4 kur-kur-ra-ke4
8. nam-nun-sze3 tu-ud
9. me szar2 gu2 e3
10. za3 an ki
11. ug3 dagal dur2-ru-na-bi-sze3
12. igi du8 {d}en-lil2-la2
13. {d}nin-lil2-le gesz tuku
14. PA-a sa6
15. me-dim2-ta nir-nir-ra
16. eszgiri2 szibir
17. ug3 szar2 gal bi2-tusz
18. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
19. dumu mah {d}en-ki-ke4
20. sipa mas-su mas-su
21. nig2-zi-gal2 tum2-tum2-mu
22. an-dul3 dagal
23. kur-kur-re si-a
24. nun mah-di
25. an gal-e pa3-da
26. ama gal {d}nin-lil2-le
27. nir-gal2 ba-x x
28. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
29. nir hu-mu-un-gal2-e-en
30. ka du10-ga
31. nundum inim-ma sa6
32. [...]
33. [...]
34. dam ku3 {d}inanna-ka
35. {d}asar-lu2-hi
36. gesztu2 mu-ra-an-szum2
37. {d}nisaba
38. nin {d}nanibgal2-e
39. bur-szu-um
40. usz bar bar {d}en-lil2-la2
41. nin x BA x
42. x zi u3-tu?-da
43. sag-tun3 [...]
44. szu-gi [...]
45. munus ku3 x x x
46. [...] geszkim BU? MA
47. im nam-ti-la-ka
48. mu-ni? bi2-in-gub
49. ad gi4-gi4
50. ba-an-gi4 ma-ra-ni-pa3
51. nam-igi-gal2
52. sag-e-esz mu-ra-rig7
53. e2-za-gin3
54. e2-|GESZTUG2.AN.NISABA|-ka-ni
55. sa2 pa3-de3
56. nam-sze3 mu-ri-in-tar
57. nig2-si-sa2
58. kalam-ma dalla ba-e-e3
59. sa6-ga-zu
60. kur-kur-ra im-me
61. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
62. galga gesztu2 diri tuku
63. sza3 kusz2-u3
64. di-zu KA-sze3 gal2
65. ku3-zu nig2-nam-ma
66. [...]
67. mas-su [...]
68. di sag ge6-ga
69. si sa2-da-zu-ne
70. ka-asz bar-ra?
71. bar-re-da-zu-ne
72. du11-ga-du11-ga
73. sza3-ge inim gal2-la
74. nu-gar-ra
75. tam-ma ba-e-zu
76. si sa2 ku3-sig17-gin7
77. mu-e-zalag-e
78. si nu-sa2
79. u4 za-hal-e ak-e
80. nig2 kur2 di
81. bi-iz-bi mu-e-gul
82. nam-tag-ga
83. du8-u3 tu-ra-bi mu-e-zu
84. szer7-da-a
85. sag gesz nu-ub-ra-ra-an
86. tum2-tum2-mu ba-e-zu
87. inim mu-e-du10-du10
88. sza3-la2 sug4
89. lu2 zi ki ag2-e
90. ne-sag si-ga
91. sze29-esz2 nu-di
92. szagina-zu
93. sag szul-a-lum la-ba-ak
94. erin2-zu erin2 kur2-ra
95. a2 bi2-ib2-gar
96. {gesz}tukul-zu
97. {gesz}tukul gaba-ri nu-tuku-am3
98. tusz-a-zu-ne
99. kur-kur
100. gam-e-en
101. bara2-bara2-ga
102. nam-gi4-me-esz3 a-ra-ak-ne
103. du14
104. mu2-mu2
105. zi ba-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
106. gu4 szar2-da udu szar2-da
107. ku3-sig17 {na4}gug za-gin3-a-ta
108. e2-gal-zu-sze3
109. sza-mu-ra-ab-ku4-ku4-ne
110. nundum-bi-a
111. ki su-ub ma-ra-ak-ne
112. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal
113. sza3 iri-na du10-du10
114. nibru{ki}-sze3
115. nesag? kasz4 kar-re-me-en
116. sze mah tum3
117. e2-kisz-nu-gal2-me-en
118. u4 szu2-usz-e
119. musz3 nu-tum2-mu-bi-me-en
120. {d}en-lil2-e
121. mu sa4-me-en
122. {d}nin-lil2-le
123. nig2-u4-rum-ni-me-en
124. {d}nin-urta
125. ur-sag kal-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
126. u3-na gub
127. kur ki-bala-zu-sze3
128. gu2-erim2-gal2
129. za-sze3 nu-gal2-la
130. du6-gin7 mu-ra-an-du8
131. zar?-gin7 mu-ra-an-sal
132. {d}nusku
133. en e2-kur-e si
134. a2 ag2-ga2 nig2 sa6-ga
135. [...]
136-138. dingir-mah x u3? kalam-ma
139. sza3 dagal-zu-sze3
140. nam i-ri-in-tar
141. gi-en3-dur ku5-da-zu
142. nam-en mu-ra-an-ak
143. {d}nanna en zil-le
144. dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
145. aga nam-ti-la
146. sag-za ma-ra-ni-ge4-en
147. {d}nu-dim2-mud
148. dingir sag du3-zu
149. abzu-ta
150. he2-gal2 ma-ra-tah
151. {d}inanna-ke4
152. e2-an-na-ka-ta
153. sza3 hul2-la
154. gesz-szub-ba-za mi-ni-in-gar
155. ki-nu2 ku3-ga-ni-sze3
156. gal-bi mi-ri-in-tum2-mu
157. ge6 u3-na
158. u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e-de3
159. ama kalam-ma
160. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na-ke4
161. i3-si-in{ki}-a
162. ki szu-za mu-e-tag
163. {d}utu di-ku5
164. lugal an ki-ke4
165. u3-luh sag ge6-ga
166. zi-de3-esz tum2-tum2-mu
167. szu-za ma-ra-ni-ge4-en
168. [...]
169. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni lugal
170. [...]
171. iti sa6 mu he2-gal2-la
172. u4 giri17-zal-la
173. il2-la lugal-la
174. an-ta-gal2-bi-me-en
175. ub-da 4(disz)-ba-ke4
176. sizkur nam-lugal-la
177. mi2 i-ri-in-du11
178. dub-sar umun2 ak
179. e2-dub-ba-a
180. e2 na de5
181. kalam-ma-ka
182. za3-mi2-zu
183. ga2-la
184. nam-ba-an-dag-ge

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.08.01 Enlil-bani A ('Tetrad no. 3') (composite))
Composite Number Q000499
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 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
ABAW 143, 057 (P357226) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 001 (P356817) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 002 (P356684) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 003 (P368426) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 004 (P346174) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 005 (P345719) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 006 (P343285) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 007 (P260392) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 008 (P274243) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 009 (P349204) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 010 (P349209) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 011 (P349210) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 012 (P349225) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 013 (P305879) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 014 (P356584) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 018 (P357261) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 019 (P459291) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000499, ex. 020 & 000733, ex. 016 (P274242) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CUSAS 42, 615 (P409552) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CUSAS 42, 616 (P411793) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CUSAS 42, 617 (P410969) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491662

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

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
2020-03-27 at 11:39:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-11 at 15:43:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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
2015-11-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-Bani A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491662.
CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite artifact entry (No. P491662). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491662 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491662 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491662},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-Bani A) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491662.
CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite artifact entry (No. P491662). (2026, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491662 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000499 (Enlil-bani A) composite artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491662 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000499 ({Enlil}-bani {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491662},
}

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