CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 (P346642)

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 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [nin]-bi# {d}nin-tur5# [...] a-ba-a# [...]
 en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
2'. [...]
 en: It is the first house(?)
  double ruling
3'. e2# du10 ki# [...]
 en: The good temple built in a good place
4'. e2# keszx(|SZU2.AN|){ki} e2 du10 ki# [...]
 en: The temple of Keš, the good temple built in a good place
5'. [...]-gurx(TE) nun-gin7 an#-[...]
 en: Floating like a noble barge in heaven
6'. [...]-gurx(TE) ku3-gin7 KA2-x [...]
 en: Casting ... like a holy barge
7'. [...] an-na-ke4 musz2 kur#-[...]
 en: Like the boat of An, (it is) the sacred space/face(?) of the lands
8'. [...]{muszen#} banda3-gin7 pesz10-ta sur#-[...]
 en: Waddling away from the shore like the junior/wild u bird
9'. [...]-gin7# murum sza4 ninda2-gin7 gu3 nun# [...]
 en: Temple roaring like a bull, bellowing like a bull calf
10'. [...]-bi#-da# lipisz kalam#-[...]
 en: Temple, from its midst is the heart of the land
11'. [...]-bi#-da zi ki-en#-[...]
 en: From behind it is the life of Sumer
12'. [...] eb# gal an-[...]
 en: Temple, great oval touching heaven
13'. [...] gal# an-[...]
 en: Great Ezida shrine touching heaven
  rest broken
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 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0605

    [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 21:39:31 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 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346642.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (No. P346642). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346642 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346642 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346642},
}


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