CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 (P346603)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05') (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
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1'. ezem# gal#-gal#-bi# ug3#-[...]
en: The people spend their time in abundance by means of great festivals
2'. [{d}]en-lil2 {d}urasz#-[...]
en: Enlil, your (earth goddess) Uraš/oval(?), exuding allure
3'. abzu# bara2 ku3-ga [...]
en: Your Abzu, greatly suited for the pure dais
4'. [...] sig itima{+ma} ku3 [...]
en: Your “deep moumtain,” the holy shrine, a place of relaxation
5'. e2#-kur e2 za-gin3 ki-tusz# [...]
en: Your Ekur, the lapis temple, supreme dwelling bearing an aura
6'. ni2# me-lam2-bi an#-[...]
en: Its aura touches heaven
7'. gissu#-bi kur-kur-ra sza#-mu#-un#-[...]
en: And therefore(?) its shade stretches over the lands
8'. musz3#?-bi an-sza3-ga-asz sza-mu-un#-[...]
en: And therefore(?) its sacred space(?) opens up towards the midst of heaven
9'. en#?-en-e-ne bara2-bara2-x-[...]
en: The lords and rulers
10'. nindaba# ku3-ga si mu-un-ne-eb-x-[...]
en: Brought the holy nindaba offerings there properly for (their benefit?)
11'. x siskur2-ra u3-gul mu-un-ne-ga2-ga2
en: And ... pray/beseech him with šud prayers(?) and siskur rites
12'. [{d}]en#-lil2 sipa <igi> zi bar-ra-zu
en: Enlil, your shepherd that you looked at faithfully
13'. [...] zi de2-a kalam#-ma# il2-la-zu
en: The one (you) called to faithfully, the one you elevated in the land
14'. [...] szu#-ni-sze3 [...] giri3#-ni-sze3
en: The land to his hand, the land to his feet
15'. [...]-ra#? ki su3-u4#-[...] mu#-un-na-ab-ga2-ga2
en: (You make?) the (most) distant place of the land(s) submit to him
16'. amagi#?-gin7 du7#-[...] nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ke4
en: Accumulated(?) like frost, that of the entire universe
17'. [...]-da#-ri#-a# gu2#-un dugud-da-bi x?
en: Its weighty mašdaria deliveries and tribute
18'. [...] x-GI
en: ...
19'. [...] x ki ab? am?
en: ...
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1. [...]-du11# e2 nig2-gur11-ra-ke4
en: He brought in regularly into the treasury
2. [...] nindaba si bi2-in-sa2
en: He conveyed nindaba offerings into the supreme courtyard
3. [...] ma-sar-re-szi im-mi-in-tum3
en: He brought(?) them into the Ekur as heaps
4. [...] zi tesz2-ba# lu-a
en: Enlil, true shepherd of that which teems(?) together
5. [...] nig2-zi-gal2-la-kam
en: He is the herder and leader of living things
6. [...]-ni# pa e3-szi bi2-in-ak
en: He made his great princeship manifest(?)
7. [...]-ga# mu-ni-in-sig7
en: He made the pure crown and pectoral(?) verdant/beautiful(?) on (his body)
8. [...] bara2-ge si-a-na
en: In the Tumuhursag temple, where he resides on the dais
9. [...]-gin7# an-ne2 szi-gi16-ib
en: He shall lay across(?) heaven like a rainbow
10. [...]-ga#?-am3 ni2-ba mu-un-gen
en: He went by himself as a floating cloud
11. [...] im# ki-a uszumgal-bi-im
en: He is the only ruler(?) of heaven, he is the ušumgal creature of the earth
12. [...] dingir# mah#-bi-im#
en: He is the supreme god of the Anuna
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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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history: UET 6, 0566
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U —
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2019-06-11 at 16:11:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved | ||
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000619 (Enlil A) composite (P478849) | View the score |
Shaffer (UET 6/3, p.17) states that this is probably part of UET 6/1, 65+Shaffer (UET 6/3, p.17) states that this is probably part of UET 6/1, 65+