CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 (P346526)

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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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. dumu# ki ag2#?-[...]
 en: You should not kiss your beloved son
2'. dumu hul# gig#-[...]
 en: You should not pelt your hated son
3'. i {d}utu kur-[...]
 en: The complaint of the netherworld would seize you
4'. i3-nu?-x [...]
 en: For the recumbent one, for the recumbent one
5'. ur#?-[...]
 en: For hero(?) Ninazu, the recumbent one
6'. e2#? [...]
 en: ...
7'. x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. me-sze3#? tum3? [...]
 en: Where will ... be brought to (how will ... succeed?) ...
3'. inim du11-ga-gu10-sze3 er2-bi#? [...]
 en: Because of my uttered words, ... does not ... weeping
4'. tukumbi a2 ag2#-[...]
 en: If I tell you about the regulations of the netherworld
5'. za-e tusz-a er2-ra# x [...]
 en: You must sit and weep, and I shall sit and weep
6'. gesz3 ki? bi2-in-x [...]
 en: The penis that ... has “planted"(?), by which you have pleased your libido
7'. gesz e2 sumun-a-gin7# [...]
 en: Like the wood of a dilapidated house(?), it is infested by parasites(?)
8'. gal4#-la me-na-am3 ga#-an#-szi#?-du#?-[...]
 en: Having said “where is the vagina? I shall go to her”
9'. [...]-la# ki#-in-dar-gin7 x-[...]
 en: (That) vagina is filled with dust like a crevice
10'. [...] x bi2#-du11 [...]
 en: The lord said “alas” and sat in the dust
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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0488

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

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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 09:33:36 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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346526.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P346526). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346526 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346526 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346526},
}


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