CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 047 (P346550)

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 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] x ti [...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] x IM# [...]
 en: ...
4'. [...]
 en: ...
5'. [...]-bi# {u2}[...]
 en: Its stolen(?) rushes ... carried (away)(?) the rushes ...
6'. [...]-un#-du8#-du8 [...]
 en: ... piled up and spread .... out ... in the manner of sheaves
7'. [...] x# la2#? x a#? [...]
 en: ... a corpse was in the Euphrates ...
8'. [...]-ta# ba#-da-gur [...]
 en: ... turned away from ... and was not saying “my spouse”
9'. [...]-ta# ba-da-gur dumu#?-[...]
 en: ... turned away from ... and was not saying “my son”
10'. [...]-a#-ni mu-un-szub e2#-[...]
 en: The one of the true temple/productive estate(?) abandoned his temple and was not saying “my temple”
11'. [...]-ta# giri3# kur2# ba#-ra#-an#-[...]
 en: The rich person took a different path away from his possessions
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] ki# ur-sag#? [...]
 en: ... the hero ...
3'. [...] ag2#?-ga2-ni giri3# [...]
 en: ... took a different path away from his beloved ...
4'. [...]{ki}-gu10 im-me#-a [...]
 en: The one that is saying(?) ... my city(?)
5'. [...] iri#{ki} ni2-ba# lu-a# szu# [...]
 en: Kazallu, the city that teemed by itself, was confused
6'. [...] ki#-tusz ki ag2-ga2-ni# [...]
 en: Numušda took a different path away from his city, his beloved dwelling
7'. [...] {d#}nam#-at munus# sa6 a#-[...]
 en: His wife Namrat, the beautiful woman, was weeping bitterly
8'. [...]-sug4#-ga i-im-gal2 a# [...]
 en: Emptiness was in the river, ... could not irrigate
9'. [...]-ki#-ke4 nam ba-an-ku5# [...]
 en: Like a river cursed by Enki, its intake was blocked
10'. [...] nu-un-gal2 [...]
 en: ... did not have(?) grain in the field, the people did not eat
11'. [...]-gin7#? ba-ur5?-ur5? [...]
 en: The watered orchards were baked like an oven, the plain was dispersed.
  rest broken

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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 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0512

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

  • history: Michalowski Lamentation over Sumer and Ur p.33 LL,

    [sec88043] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • 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 10:42:46 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 000380 (Lament for Sumer and Ur) composite (P469682) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000380, Ex. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346550.
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 047 artifact entry (No. P346550). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346550 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346550 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000380, ex. 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346550},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346550},
}


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