CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 052 (P346520)
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 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has fragments Witness
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-gin7# tesz2 mu-[...]
en: Was attacking in a pack like wolves
3'. [...]-ki#-ra a# [...]
en: For Enki the water of the stern
4'. [...] sag gesz i3-[...]
en: Was slaughtering like a lion
5'. [...] di#-ta# {gesz#}ha#-[...]
en: At that time, there was a single tree, a halub tree
6'. [...-sa-ra]-na [...]
en: The one that was planted on the bank of the (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(!?)
7'. [...]-sa#-ra-na [...]
en: The one that was to drink water (from) the (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(?)
8'. [... {tu15}]ulu3{+lu} ur2-ba mu-ni#-[...]
en: The power of the southern wind tore it out at its roots, it ripped it out at its branches
9'. [...]-sa-ra-na [...]
en: The (Euphrates at the junction with the?) Iturungal canal(?) struck it with (flood)water
10'. [... e]-ne#-eg3 an-na-ta# [...]
en: I, the woman, fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by)
11'. [... {d}]mu#-ul#-lil2#-[...]
en: Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, I was coming by
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reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] a# [...]
en: The Iturungal canal(?) struck it with (flood)water
2'. [...] an#-na-ta ni2# [...]
en: I, the woman, who was fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by)
3'. [...]-lil2-la2#-ta ni2# [...]
en: Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, (I) was coming by
4'. [...] unu{ki#}-[sze3 ...]
en: I grasped the tree in my hand and brought it to Uruk
5'. [... {d}]ga#-sza-an-an-na-[sze3 ...]
en: I was bringing it towards the flowering orchard of Inanna
6'. [...] li-bi2#-[...]
en: I, the woman, did not plant the tree as it was in(?) my hand
7'. [...]-ta# bi2#-[...]
en: It was by means of my foot that I planted it
8'. [...]-na# li#-bi2#-[...]
en: I, the woman, did not plant the tree as it was in(?) my hand
9'. [...] bi2#-[...]
en: It was by means of my foot that I watered it
10'. [...] gi#?-rin#?-[...]
en: I said “When am I to sit on its flowering throne?”
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, 0482
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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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 09:28:17 | 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 |
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) | View the score |
Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of the same tablet as UET 6/3, 483, 484Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of the same tablet as UET 6/3, 483, 484