CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 081 (P346530)

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 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-la-gin7# [...]-ni-in-[...]
 en: It was made pleasing there for lord Gilgamesh
2'. [...] gu3# ba-ni-in-ra#?
 en: In his city as a single man he sounded the horn
3'. [...]-ni-in-de2#?
 en: As two companions (he and Enkidu?), (they) shouted together
4'. [...] tuku ama-ni-sze3#
 en: The one who has a household to his household, the one who has (lives with) a mother to his mother
5'. [...] hu-mu-un-ak-esz#
 en: May single males acting(?) like me, (fifty of them), act on behalf of my power
6'. [...] e2#-a-ni-sze3 ba-[...]
 en: ... to his house(?) ...
7'. [...]-sze3 hu-mu-un#-[...]
 en: May single males acting(?) like me, (fifty of them), act on behalf of my power
8'. [...] x-ni# [...]
 en: ...
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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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0492

    [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 —
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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 09:36:12 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
2012-05-14 at 06:00:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000365 (Gilgamesh and Huwawa A) composite (P480190) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 081 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346530.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 081 artifact entry (No. P346530). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346530 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 081 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346530 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346530},
}


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