CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite (P519352)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Girniisag (composite) (CHECK))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Girniisag (composite) (CHECK))
Composite Number	Q000769
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 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
ABAW 143, 063 (P357245)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 0xx (P262132)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 0xx (P521679)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 0xx (P521680)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 0xx (P521702)	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 001 (P345117)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 002 (P345252)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 003 (P346235)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 004 (P268978)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 (P269065)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 007 (P356395)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 008 (P305841)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 009 (P521691)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Record

CDLI number	P519352
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P519352

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

References

history: JAOS 60 (pp. 234-257), 251

[Kramer1940] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Langdon’s Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur-Additions and Corrections.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 60 (June): 234–57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/594011.
history: BE 31, 045

[Langdon1914BE31] Langdon, Stephen H. 1914. Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur. Vol. 31. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 31. https://ia804502.us.archive.org/30/items/serababylonianex31univuoft/serababylonianex31univuoft.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-01-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 28, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519352.

CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite artifact entry (No. P519352). (2020, January 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519352

CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519352 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	year = {2020},
	month = {jan 28},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000769 ({Enkiman}{\v s}um and {Girniisag}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519352},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 28, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519352.

CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite artifact entry (No. P519352). (2020, January 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519352

CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519352 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {jan 28},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000769 ({Enkiman}{\v s}um and {Girniisag}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519352},
}

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DA  - 2020/1/28/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P519352
LB  - CDLI:P519352
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite artifact ent
ry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519352
ER  -