CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite (P480685)

Literary artifact excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

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Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

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Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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Literary (ETCSL 2.04.03.01 Amar-Suen A (composite))

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Sumerian

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object composite text
surface a
m=segment A
  sequence of Segment A (UET 8 33 + U 5307) and Segments B-E (UET 8 32, UET 6/3 487) far from certain; they may well belong to separate compositions. However, C follows B and E follows D.)
1. {d}alad x [...]
2. {d}amar-{d}suen [...] sza3 mu-un-x [...]
3. lu2 {urud}ha-zi-in-na e2-e KU x [...]
4. {d}amar-{d}suen-na esz3-e abzu-a [...]
5. ku3-sig17 du3-a {na4}za-gin3 szu tag x [...]
6. e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
7. {d}amar-{d}suen-na lugal-e e2-e du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
8. lugal-e? ug3-e ba-da-an-bala kur-ra x [...]
9. e2-e mu 1(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
10. {d}amar-suen-na me nam-lugal-la-na x [...]
11. mu 2(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
12. {d}amar-{d}suen-na lu-bu-usz-tum nam-lugal-la-ka-ni tug2-mu-dur7-ra ba-an-x
13. mu 3(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
14. {d}amar-{d}suen-na gesz-kin2-kin2-na geszkim-bi nu-bur2?-ru
15. mu 4(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
16. abgal-e du11-ga u3-na-du11 gesz-hur e2-e pa e3 nu-mu-un-ak-e
17. mu 5(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
18. esz3-e abzu-am3 kal-ga-sze3 szu mu-ra-ra-e-ne
19. mu 6(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
20. gesz-hur e2-e mu-un-kig2-kig2-e nu-mu-ni-in-pa3-de3
21. mu 7(disz)-kam-ma ba-an-szub ki-bi-sze3 nu-mu-un-gi4
22. {d}en-ki-ke4 e2-bi-sze3 e2 nu-me-a ba-an-na-du11
23. mu 8(disz)-kam-ma e2 du3-u3-de3 szu-ni mu-un-gar
24. mu 9(disz)-kam-ma-ta {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e
25. e2-udun-na en? gal-an-zu HAR-ra-gin7 ba-du3
26. u4-ba en-e e2 ni2-te-na-ka
27. en gal {d}en-ki ki-bi ba-da-an-hul?
28. x-a-ni mu-un-|DU.DU| [...]
29. kusz2?-a ki-a |DU.DU| gaba x [...] x x [...]
30. a-a {d}en-ki eridu{ki?} [...] mu-un-dim2? [...]
31. sukkal-a-ni [...] GI?-GI? gal? mu-[...] nu-kusz2? [...] x IL2 [...]
32. [...] x [...]
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m=segment B
  (= UET 8 32 obverse)
1'. x GIR3 su3-su3-u4 x [...]
2'. sag kesz2 ki dagal-la [...]
3'. {d}en-ki-ke4 igi il2-la-a-ni [...]
4'. e2-bi um-ta-e3-a abzu?-a [...]
5'. u4-ba nam-lu2-ulu3 szu nu-sa6-ga DI nam [...]
6'. gizzal su3-a inim gesztu2 nu-du11? [...]
7'. ba-DUN-DUN umbin ru-gu2-ni nu-du8-e
8'. sza3 hul dim2-dim2 nig2-erim2 ak-ak sa6-ga
9'. {d}amar-{d}suen-na e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 du3-u3-de3
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m=segment C
  (= UET 8 32 reverse)
1. en [...] x x [...]
2. e2 {d}en-ki-ka3-sze3 du3-u3-de3 masz2-e szu mu-un-gid2-da-a
3. masz2-bi-ta e2 du3-a nu-mu-na-ab-be2 szu-ni la?-ba-szi-in-gar
4. lugal-e mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 [...]
5. {d}amar-{d}suen mu-ni u4 su3-ra2-sze3 ga2-ga2-de3 mu-[...]
6. x mu e2 {d}en-ki-ke4 [...]
  rest broken
m=segment D
  (UET 6/3 487 obverse; this fragment might belong to the same tablet as UET 8 32, in which case it would preserve the beginning and the end of the tablet)
1. en nun gal-an-zu x [...] BI? x [...]
2. x [...]
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m=segment E
  (UET 6/3 487 reverse)
1. lu2? URUDU HA RI? x IN? [...] sza3 [...] BA x x [...]
2. {d}amar-{d}suen lugal nam-tar-ra?-ni sza3-bi [...] nu-mu-un-ba-ba

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

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    composite text

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    composite text

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.03.01 Amar-Suen A (composite))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.: Q000421
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-03-27 at 11:39:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-12-17 at 12:21:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-04-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000421, ex. 001 (P349958) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000421, ex. 002 (P346561) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000421, ex. 003 (P346562) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 30, 2015. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P480685.
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (No. P480685). (2015, April 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P480685
CDLI Literary 000421 (Amar-Suen A) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P480685 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {apr 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000421 ({Amar}-{Suen} {A}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P480685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P480685},
}


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