CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 012 (P346271)

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 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-zi [...]-mu2#-mu2
 en: Rushes were rising for me, rushes were growing for me
2'. [...]-e [...]-ge
 en: A reed planted alone was shaking its head at me
3'. [...]-e [...]-de6
 en: Several reeds planted (together) split apart for me
4'. [...] an-gin7# [...]
 en: In the forest, a tree has raised itself for me (as high) as heaven
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] nu#-[...] na-ba-ab#-[...]
 en: My brother, your dream is not good, one should not interpret it
2'. {u2}numun2 ma#-[...] {u2}numun2 ma#-ra#-[...]
 en: Rushes were rising for you(?), rushes were growing for you
3'. sa-gaz KASKAL-x sag# mu-ra-an-zi-zi
 en: (It symbolizes) a robber raising his head for you in/from an ambush
4'. gi# dili du3-e [...]
 en: A reed planted alone shaking its head for you(?)
  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 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, Dumuzi 045 N

    [Alster1972Dumuzi] Alster, Bendt. 1972. Dumuzi’s Dream. Aspects of Oral Poetry in a Sumerian Myth. Mesopotamia 1. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag, D.B.K.

  • history: UET 6, 0186

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

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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 21:06:45 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
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346271.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P346271). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346271 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346271 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346271},
}

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