CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 057 (P346525)

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 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [... im]-ma#-an#-[dab5]
 en: ... did not seize him, the netherworld seized him
2'. [...]-x nu#-un#-dab5 [kur-re] im#-ma-an-dab5
 en: ... did not seize him, the netherworld seized him
3'. [...] me3#-a nu-un#-szub kur-re im-ma-an-dab5
 en: The site of(?) manhood did not fell him in battle, the netherworld seized him
4'. [... {d}]nergal# sag du3-a nu-un-dab5 kur-re im-ma#-an#-dab5#
 en: The udug demon begotten by(!?) Nergal, did not seize him, the netherworld seized him
5'. [...]-lil2# inim-bi nu-mu-un-de3-gub eridu{ki}-[...]
 en: Father Enlil did not stand with him in this matter, so he set out alone to Eridu
6'. [...] kur-sze3 mu-da-an#-[...]
 en: ... cast my ball into the netherworld
7'. [...] mu-da#-[...]
 en: ... cast my mallet into the netherworld
8'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
  n lines broken
9'. a-a {d}[...]
 en: Father Enki stood with him(!) in the matter
10'. ur-sag sul {d}utu gu3# [...]
 en: He was speaking to the hero and youth, Utu
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1. [...]-x ab-lal3 kur-ra gal2# [...]
 en: Now, after you(!) open a hole in the netherworld
2. [...]-a-ni kur-ta e11#-[...]
 en: Bring up his servant from the netherworld
3. [...] sul {d}utu dumu {d}nin-gal [...]
 en: The hero, youth Utu, the son given birth to be Ningal
4. [...] kur#-ra gal2 mu-na#?-[...]-x-[...]
 en: He opened up a hole in the netherworld
5. [...]-x kur-ta im-ma-da#-ra-ab-e11#-de3#
 en: By means of his “breeze” (Utu's son, a dream god), he brought it (an aspect of Enkidu?) out from the netherworld
6. [...]-ni# gu2-da mu-un-la2-la2 e-ne ne mu-un#-su#?-su#-ub#-[...]
 en: He (repeatedly) hugged him and kissed him
7. en3#? tar#-re im-ma-ni-in-kusz2-u3
 en: He was exhausting him with inquiries
8. [nu-usz]-ma#-ab-be2-en gu5-li-gu10 nu-usz-ma-ab-be2-en
 en: Would that you will speak to me, would that you will speak to me
9. [...]-ga2 kur-ra-ke4 igi bi2-duh-am3
 en: You are someone that has seen the orders of the netherworld
10. [nu-usz-ma-ab]-be2#-en gu5-li-gu10 nu-usz-ma-ab#-[be2-en]
 en: Would that you will speak to me, would that you will speak to me
11. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
  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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0487

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 05635
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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 09:32:56 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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 486Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 486

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346525.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 057 artifact entry (No. P346525). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346525 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346525 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346525},
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