CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 (P349957)

Literary tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 057215

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.02.03 OB Catalogue from Ur (U1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3
 en: The king, in order to make his name manifest as something of ancient duration.
  incipit of Shulgi B
2. ARAD-{d}suen lugal
 en: Warad-Sîn, king/Warad-Sîn, my? king(?)
  unidentified incipit
3. i3-na-ab i-me-a
 en: The city of Inab existed but the city of Kiritab did not.
  incipit of Marriage of Martu
4. gurusz# lu2 szir3 ra-ra
 en: The youth, the one who laments/is lamented(?) ...
  unidentified incipit
5. en3-bar gurun-na
 en: The young reed growth(?) ... in(?) fruit/flower ...
6. sa
 en: Net(?).
  incipit of an unidentified lexical text?
7. {d}suen-i-din-na lugal
 en: Sîn-iddinam, king/Sîn-iddinam, my? king(?)
8. di4-lax(ME) u4-da
 en: Tiny ones(?), if we do not do our work?.
  incipit of Dialog 2?
9. izi
 en: Fire.
  incipit of the lexical series Izi
10. in-nin me husz-a
 en: Lady of the furious cosmic powers, bearing an aura, riding the great cosmic powers.
  incipit of Inanna and Ebih
11. me-ta-am3 me-a di-id-ti
 en: Where, where are (you) going?.
  incipit of Dialog 5?
12. sza3 {gi}pisan x sza-ap-lu-um
 en: Contents of the basket of the lower ...
13. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3
 en: The king, in order to make his name manifest as something of ancient duration.
  incipit of Shulgi B
14. en-e# kur lu2 ti-la#
 en: The lord resolved to go to the mountain that sustains man.
  incipit of Gilgamesh and Huwawa A
reverse
1. u4 husz!? an-ur2-ru
 en: Furious(?) storm ... the horizon(?)
  unidentified incipit
2. ia# lu2-lu7
 en: One who shines with oil(?).
  incipit of Gilgamesh and Huwawa B(?)
3. nin mul-an-gin7
 en: Lady who is variegated like a heavenly star
  incipit of Nisaba A
4. e2 E husz! an-NA
 en: House, furious storm(!?) of the universe(!?).
  incipit of Nungal hymn?
5. ugu-gu10
 en: My upper skull
  the lexical series ugu-mu
6. lugal-banda3{+da}
 en: Lugalbanda came to a halt in the mountain, the distant place
  Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
7. u4 esz5-bar kin2
 en: The day/when/if a decision/oracle ...
  unidentified incipit
8. u4 ul-la
 en: The one who sows since ancient time was the one who instructed his son.
  incipit of Farmer's Instructions
9. ma2-gurx(TE) nig2 giri17-zal
 en: The barge, that of joy(?) ...
  unidentified incipit
10. dumu e2-dub-ba-a
 en: Son of the eduba'a school.
  incipit of several compositions
  blank space
11. sza3 {gi}pisan x e#!-lu-um
 en: Contents of the basket of the upper ...

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 0.02.03 OB Catalogue from Ur (U1))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 5, 86

    [Figulla1953UET5] Figulla, Hugo H., and William J. Martin. 1953. Letters and Documents of the Old-Babylonian Period. Ur Excavations. Texts 5. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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  • Museum No.: IM 057215
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16876B
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View
2018-05-18 at 20:48:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-02 at 17:38:49 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-22 at 18:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349957.
CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 artifact entry (No. P349957). (2006, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349957
CDLI Literary 000323 OB Catalogue from Ur 1 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349957 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000323 {OB} {Catalogue} from {Ur} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349957},
}


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