CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 035 (P346459)

Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] a#?-a#? {d#?}en#?-ki#? dumu#-[...]
 en: ... father Enki, no one should bend your child over (dead) in the netherworld
2'. [...] sa6#-ga-zu sahar kur-ra#-[...]
 en: No one should be allowed to mix your good quality silver with the unrefined ore of the mountain
3'. [...] za-gin3 sa6-ga-zu [...]
 en: No one should be allowed to split apart your good quality lapis lazuli among the beads of the gem cutter
4'. [...]-zu GA2 nagar-ra-ka# [...]
 en: No one should be allowed to split apart your boxwood among the wood(!?) of the carpenter
5'. [...] {d#}inanna [...]
 en: No one should be allowed to bend over the young woman Inanna (dead) in the netherworld
6'. [...]-ki#? {d}nin-szubur#-[...]
 en: Father Enki was replying to Ninšubura
7'. [...]-x-x ga2-[...]
 en: What has my child done?(!?) I am exhausted
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0420

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-06-09 at 20:57:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346459.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P346459). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346459 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346459 (Accessed: May 10, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346459},
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