Composite texts are scholarly re-created "complete" versions of texts based on the various witnesses ancient Mesopotamians have written in the past and which survive to this day. These virtual complete versions of compositions help us understand the memorized, oral, or copied text which was at the origin of the written ones. They also help us reconstruct whole stories and lists since many witnesses are incomplete, because they are broken or because the scribe only wrote a section of the whole composition.
| Composite Number | Composite Designation | Witnesses | Tagged Witness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q000292 | CDLI Lexical 000292 (ED Word List Z) composite | 8 | 2 |
| Q000299 | CDLI Lexical 000299 (ED Animals B) composite | 2 | 1 |
| Q000302 | CDLI Lexical 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite | 21 | 18 |
| Q003902 | CDLI Lexical 003902 (OB ugumu Varia) composite | 23 | 17 |
| Q003904 | CDLI Lexical 003904 (OB izi Varia) composite | 6 | 4 |
| Qneeded_2 | CDLI Lexical Pigs (Archaic Pigs) composite | 0 | 0 |
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@misc{CDLI2026Lexical,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
author = {{CDLI contributors}},
year = {2026},
month = {oct 13},
title = {Lexical {Composites}},
url = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites/Lexical?page=3},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/artifacts/composites/Lexical?page=3},
}
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