We know that the Inferno had been published by 1317; this is established by quoted lines interspersed in the margins of contemporary dated records from Bologna, but there is no certainty as to whether the three parts of the poem were each published in full or, rather, a few cantos at a time.
Diketahui bahwa Inferno telah diterbitkan pada tahun 1317, tersusun oleh baris-baris berulang yang berselang-seling dalam tepi-tepi berbagai catatan kontemporer bertarikh dari Bologna, tetapi tidak ada kepastian apakah ketiga bagian puisi tersebut diterbitkan secara keseluruhan atau, lebih tepatnya, beberapa kanto sekaligus.