CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 (P346457)

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 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] si#-si-ge5-[...]
 en: When(?) he was to water the garden plots
2'. [...] x ak-da-ni#
 en: When he was to surround the vegetables with a cistern/fountain (i.e., irrigate?)(!?)
3'. [...] a-na nu-me-a-bi
 en: One garden plot/plant(?) was not (there as expected), what was (in) its absence/its nothingness?(?)
4'. [...]-bala#? zu2 im-mi-in-gaz2
 en: He uprooted it(?), and chewed it
5'. [...] a-na im-de6-a-bi
 en: What had the stormwind brought?
6'. [...] im-mi-ib2-ra
 en: It pelted his eye with the dust/sand of the mountain
7'. [...] sa-sa-da-ni
 en: When he ... the corner of his eye
8'. [...] za3-bi nu-un-zu
 en: That which he removed from it(?), he could not ascertain its limit
9'. [...] un3#-na kur utu-e3-sze3 igi mu-un#-du8#-ru#?
 en: He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises
10'. [...] kur utu-szu2-usz-sze3 igi mu-un-du8#-[ru]
 en: He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises
11'. [...] x [...] mu#-ni#-[...]
 en: ...
  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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0418

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

  • history: Volk, Inanna and Shukalletuda 094 Gu1, pl.6 (cited as UET 6/3, 129A),

    [sec87994] N.d.

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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 20:50:50 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 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite (P469522) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Shaffer: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 419Shaffer: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 419

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346457.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P346457). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346457 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346457 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346457},
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