CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 010 (P346621)

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 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
 en: Taking counsel in the place filled with awe(?) by the day/sunlight
2'. kur i3 he#!?-[...]
 en: Taken care of by the mountain by means of the oil of abundance(?)
3'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# [...]
 en: One (possessing) great wisdom, sired by the Great Mountain (Enlil)
4'. munus zi [...]
 en: True lady, the supreme scribe of An, the land recorder of Enlil
5'. gal-zu igi# [...]
 en: Wise and attentive one of the gods
6'. absin3 sze# x [...]
 en: In order to make ... barley and flax grow in the furrows(?)
7'. {d#}[...]
 en: In order to admire/see the grain goddess Ezina of lordship
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. abzu#? eridu{ki} du3-[...]
 en: When he builds the Abzu of Eridu
2'. hal-an-ku3 sza3 [...]
 en: When he takes counsel at the Halankug shrine
3'. e2 {gesz}taszkarin [...]
 en: When he hews the temple of taškarin wood
4'. abgal siki bar-ra# [...]
 en: When the abgal functionary lets loose his outer hair
5'. temen gal {gesz}erin duru5# [...]
 en: When he lives (within) the marked foundation(?) of fresh cedar
6'. e2-gesztu2-ka-[...]
 en: When he stands the door of wisdom (open) in the street
7'. szita {gesz}geszimmar [...]
 en: When he (uses) the šita mace made of date palm(?) perfectly(?)
8'. szita#-ba# [...]
 en: When he beats the ba garment against(?) the šita mace
  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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  • history: UET 6, 0584

    [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 21:28:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah 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 000733 (Nisaba A) composite (P478914) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000733, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346621.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P346621). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346621 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346621 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000733, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346621},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346621},
}


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