CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 003 (P346431)

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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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 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...] szu-ni#?-[sze3 ...]
2'. i-na a#?-[...] bi-timx(MUN) x-[...] qa-ti-i-sza2 x-[...]
 en: In Aratta he set the Ezagin temple at her disposal
3'. eresz{ki} he-nun-[na] mu-un-du3-[...]
4'. e-ri-isz i-na t,u3#-[...] i-pi-isz#-[...]
 en: He built Ereš in abudance
5'. szeg12 naga di4-di4-[la2 ...] ki gar-ra#-[...]
6'. i-na# li-bi-it-tim#? el-le-tim a-na asz#?-[...] ta-sza-ak-ka-an#
 en: (Sum) Setting/set(?) the tiny bricks (of/scrubbed by?) potash in place (Akk) You will set (Ereš) in its place with a pure brick
7'. gesztu2 nun galam-ma#? [...] sag#-[e]-esz rig7#-[...]
8'. uz#-[...] x ru-bu-[...]
 en: Dedicating/dedicate(?) the wisdom (of?) the crafty ruler
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. a#-gu-ur i-na# wa#-sza#-bi-szu#
 en: (Sum) When he dwells in the E'engur temple (Akk) When he dwells (in) the subterranean waters(?)
2'. abzu eridu{ki} du3-du3-a-ni#
3'. ap#-sa3-am e-ri-du i#-na e-pi-szi-i-szu
 en: When he builds the Abzu of Eridu
4'. hal-an-ku3 sza3 kusz2-u3-da-ni
5'. i-na ha-al-la-an-ku!(BA?) i-na mi-it-lu-ki-szu
 en: When he takes counsel at the Halankug shrine
6'. e2 {gesz}taszkarin du5 bar-ra-ni
7'. bi-it ti-is-ka-ri-in-ni-im i-na x-x-ti-i-szu
 en: (Sum) When he hews the temple of taškarin wood (Akk) When he changes(!?) the temple of taskarinnum wood
8'. abgal siki bar-ra duh-a-ni
9'. ab-gal-lum pe-re-et-su2#? a-na wa-ar-ki-i-szu i-na wu-usz-szu-ri-im
 en: (Sum) When the abgal functionary lets loose his outer hair (Akk) When the apkallum functionary lets loose his hair behind him
10'. temen# gal {gesz}erin duru5 ti#-la-a-ni
11'. [...]-li#-isz# ra-bi-isz x-[...] el#-li i-na [...]
 en: (Sum) When he lives (within) the great foundation(?) of fresh cedar (Akk) When ... greatly ... pure(?) ...
12'. e2#-[...] x
13'. bi-it uz#-ni-im# i-na pe-te-e-szu#
 en: When he opens the house of wisdom
14'. {gesz}ig gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)#-[...] sila#-ba gub-ba-a-[ni]
15'. [da]-la#-at uz-ni# [...] szu#-pe-el-x-[...]
 en: (Sum) When he opens the door of wisdom (Akk) When he alters (the position?) of the door of wisdom ...
column 3
  beginning broken
1.a'. [...]
1.b'. [...] x ul#-du-u2-szi
 en: (Sum) Nisaba, the true woman, the good woman, woman who was born in the mountain/netherworld (Akk) ... which bore her
2.a'. [...] turx(SZILAM)-ra i3 he2-me-en amasz#-e gara2 he2-me-en
2.b'. [{d}]nisaba# i-na ta-ar-ba-s,i [lu]-u2# sza-am-nu-um at-ti [i-na] su-pu-ri-im [lu-u2] li-isz-du-um at#-ti
 en: may you be the butter, in the sheepfold, may be the cream
3.a'. [e2-nig2]-gur11#-ra kiszib3-la2 he2#-me-en
3.b'. [i-na bi]-it ma-ku-ri-im [ka]-ni#-ik-ta-szu at#-ti
 en: In the treasury, you are the seal-bearer
4.a'. [...] zi# he2-me-en#
4.b'. [...]
 en: In the palace, you are the true steward
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5'. [...] x x [...]
6'. [...] gu2# gur-gur he2-me-en
7'. ka#-re-e ti-li [ka]-re#-e ma-a-szi [ka-re]-e ki-sza-da-ti#-szu-nu [...] x-ba-ri
 en: You are the one who heaps up large and small grain piles
8'. [... {d}]nisaba#-ra [...]
 en: The ruler taking care of Nisaba
  rest 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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  • history: UET 6, 0388 + 0579

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

  • history: UET 8,

    [Sollberger1965UET8] Sollberger, Edmond. 1965. Royal Inscriptions. Part II. Ur Excavations. Texts 8. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U ia (ES no)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 17:52:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-11 at 21:24:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah 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 000733 (Nisaba A) composite (P478914) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000733, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346431.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P346431). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346431 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346431 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000733, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346431},
}


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