CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 036 (P346676)

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 5.04.05 Dialogue between Two Women B (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [... e]-sir2#-ra ni10-ni10 [...]
 en: Standing in the street, prowling the street, sitting at the thresholds of men (you have learned the counsel in the houses of men)
2. [...] dag-[...]
 en: The wife of the man, the daughter of the man living in the district do not sleep
3. usar usar-da du14#? [...]
 en: In order to start arguments between neighbors
4. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-ni KA [...]
 en: Her ears are open(?), her eyes are planted
5. i-im-gen-bi-ta# [...]
 en: By means of/after? the “she came"(?), she causes ... to approach ...
6. murub4-bi-a [...]
 en: She places an argument in their midst
7. eg3 nu-du11-ga-ni# [...]
 en: She hangs what they(!) have not said from ...
8. eg3 bi2#-in#-du11# [...]
 en: She causes ... to say something and they drag it about in order to prove it
9. x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-gin7# u3#-mu#-[...]
 en: My spouse, like her spouse, ...
2'. [...]-gu10 du5-mu-gu10-ni-gin7 ga2#?-[e ...]
 en: My son, like her son, I, (un)like her, ...
3'. [...]-mu#?-un#-dub2#? kar!?-kid ma-an-du11# [...]
 en: Have not abused, she behaved as a prostitute towards me, she has divorced (her) spouse
4'. di#? gin6-na-am3 dab5#-mu-[...]
 en: Undertake proper legal action (against her)
  double ruling
5'. a-ba-am3 e-ne ga-sza-an-ku3#-[zu]
 en: Who is she? Ninkuzu, daughter of my(?) lord

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 5.04.05 Dialogue between Two Women B (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: UET 6, 0639

    [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
2019-06-07 at 17:03:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 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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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000771 (Dialogue between Two Women B) composite (P481747) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000771, Ex. 036 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346676.
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 036 artifact entry (No. P346676). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346676 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 036 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346676 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346676},
}

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