CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014 (P346275)

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 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-gi ki-uri#-ke4 nam#-[...]
 en: I learned the tablets of (both) Sumer and Akkad, the scribal art
2'. [...]-gin7#?-nam im nu-mu#-[...]
 en: Like (a mere member of?) the indigenous population(?) I did not write tablets
3'. [...] ki#? nam-ku3-zu-gin7 ir im#-[...]
 en: The scribal art(?), like(!?) a place of wisdom ... a scent(?)
4'. [...]-ga2 szid uttukugu-de3 x [...]
 en: Adding(?), subtracting(?), counting, computation(?), I did in their entirety
5'. [...] sag12#-ga#? {d}nisaba-x
 en: The beautiful Nanibgal, Nisaba
6'. [...]-TUG2-x-x szu dagal ma-ra-an-du11#
 en: Gave wisdom and intelligence generously to me
7'. [...] gal2# tak4#-a# nig2 nu-dab-be2-me-en
 en: I am experienced scribe who does not pass by anything
8'. [...]-gin7# zi-ga-gu10!-ne
 en: When I rose as (if possessing) the sinew of a leopard
9'. [...]-x kasz5 kal-ga# x-ga2
 en: When I galloped mightily like a nisku equid
10'. [...] hul2#-la ma#-an-du11
 en: The heart of An rejoiced for me
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1. [...]-lil2-le# gu3# zi# ma#?-[...]
 en: In my happiness Enlil spoke truthfully to me
  rest broken

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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 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0190

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

  • history: Castellino p. 27,

    [sec87819] N.d.

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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
2019-06-11 at 11:15:10 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000396 (Shulgi B) composite (P469698) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346275.
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P346275). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346275 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346275 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000396, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346275},
}


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