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.
RoyalLexicalLiteratureScientific| Composite Number | Composite Designation | Witnesses | Tagged Witness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q000001 | CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite | 245 | 160 |
| Q000002 | CDLI Lexical 000002 (Archaic Lu2 A) composite | 197 | 193 |
| Q000011 | CDLI Lexical 000011 (Archaic Animals) composite | 26 | 25 |
| Q000017 | CDLI Lexical 000017 (Archaic Birds) composite | 6 | 5 |
| Q000034 | CDLI Lexical 000034 (Archaic Cities) composite | 17 | 16 |
| Q000013 | CDLI Lexical 000013 (Archaic Fish) composite | 23 | 22 |
| Q000265 | CDLI Lexical 000265 (Archaic Geography) composite | 12 | 11 |
| Q000028 | CDLI Lexical 000028 (Archaic Grain) composite | 9 | 8 |
| Q000026 | CDLI Lexical 000026 (Archaic Metal) composite | 55 | 54 |
| Q000007 | CDLI Lexical 000007 (Archaic Officials) composite | 16 | 15 |
| Q000019 | CDLI Lexical 000019 (Archaic Plant) composite | 4 | 3 |
| Q000030 | CDLI Lexical 000030 (Archaic Tribute) composite | 58 | 57 |
| Q000023 | CDLI Lexical 000023 (Archaic Vessels and Garments) composite | 98 | 97 |
| Q000022 | CDLI Lexical 000022 (Archaic Wood) composite | 32 | 31 |
| Q000003 | CDLI Lexical 000003 (ED Lu2 A) composite | 52 | 31 |
| Q000047 | CDLI Lexical 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite | 123 | 117 |
| needed archun36 | CDLI Lexical 0000archun36 (Archaic Unidentified 36) composite | 2 | 1 |
| Q000010 | CDLI Lexical 000010 (ED Names & Professions) composite | 23 | 22 |
| Q000039 | CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite | 382 | 364 |
| Q000040 | CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite | 133 | 128 |
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