CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 095 (P346544)

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 2.01.05 Curse of Agade (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. a-gar3 mah# a-esztub# x [...]
 en: Like(?) a great meadow (in which?) the carp flood expands
3'. a-gar3 su13#-su13-ga# [...]
 en: The flooded field did not produce fish (after the water drained)
4'. pu2 {gesz}kiri6 lal3# gesztin nu#-[...]
 en: The irrigated orchard did not produce syrup and wine
5'. balag# imin an-ur2# [...]
 en: The seven balag drums were set on the ground like the standing horizon
6'. |SZA3xKAR2| szem5{zabar} {d}iszkur-gin7 x [...]
 en: The ub(?) and šem(?) drums (resounding) like Iškur ... played in its midst
7'. gi#-gun4#-na-zu# szu x [...]
 en: He actively diminished(?) your giguna and therefore should be “made"/bound(?) like Nibru
8'. [...]-zu#? sag TUL2-ba he2-ni-ib-sa2-sa2
 en: (In) your city, may heads/corpses ... in its wells/ponds
reverse
  blank space

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 2.01.05 Curse of Agade (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: UET 6, 0506

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

  • history: Cooper Curse Agade p.70 (given as UET 6/3, 176*),

    [sec88039] N.d.

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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 10:13:17 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

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite (P469679) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000375, Ex. 095 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346544.
CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 095 artifact entry (No. P346544). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346544 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 095 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346544 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346544},
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