CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 (P346489)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1'. [...] he2#-em#-mi#-[...]
en: And therefore (I) said “Its people should not be brought to an end/killed(?)”
2'. [...] ba-ra-ba-ra-ab#-[...]
en: Despite this An did not rescind his word
3'. [...] sza3-gu10 ba-ra-ab-[...]
en: Despite this Enlil was not soothing my heart with (the statement) “It is good, so be it"/(the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart
4'. [...] he2-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of my city
5'. [...] he2#-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of Urim
6'. [... he2]-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they decreed the killing of its people
7'. [...]-x-esz#-[...]
en: ...
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obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] he2#-em#-mi#-[...]
en: And therefore (I) said “Its people should not be brought to an end/killed(?)”
2'. [...] ba-ra-ba-ra-ab#-[...]
en: Despite this An did not rescind his word
3'. [...] sza3-gu10 ba-ra-ab-[...]
en: Despite this Enlil was not soothing my heart with (the statement) “It is good, so be it"/(the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart
4'. [...] he2-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of my city
5'. [...] he2#-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they ordered the obliteration of Urim
6'. [... he2]-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
en: After they decreed the killing of its people
7'. [...]-x-esz#-[...]
en: ...
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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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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2019-06-11 at 10:19:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | ||
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000379 (Lament for Ur) composite (P469681) | View the score |
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