Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000371
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ak
en: Two kings reigned for ... years
2'. [...] ba#?-an-szub
en: ... abandoned Eridu(?)
3'. [...]-bi
en: ...
4'. [...]-ak#{ki}-sze3 ba-de6
en: The kingship was brought to larak
5'. [...]-an-na
en: ...
6'. [...] 5(szar2)# 5(gesz'u) i3#-ak#
en: Ensipadziana reigned for 21,000 (/21,000+ ...?) years
7'. [...] disz lugal#
en: ...
8'. [...] 5(szar2) 5(gesz'u) i3-ak#
en: One king reigned for 21,000 (/21,000+ ...?) years
9'. [...]-ra#-ak{ki} ba-an#-[...]
en: ... abandoned Larak
10'. [...]-lugal-[...]
en: ...
11'. [...]-tibirax(|URUDU.BUR2|)# [...]
en: The kingship was brought to Badtibira
12'. [...]-tibirax(|URUDU.BUR2|)[...]
en: ...
rest broken
column 2
1. mu# [...]
en: (The antediluvian kings) reigned ... years
2. egir [...]
en: ...
3. a-ma-ru# [...]
en: After the flood swept over the land
4. nam-lugal#-[...]
en: When kingship descended from heaven
5. kisz[{ki} ...]
en: ...
6. kisz#[{ki} ...]
en: Kish was of the kingship, gušur was king
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x x [...]
en: ...
2'. bala x-[...]
en: ...
3'. [...]
en: ...
4'. mu-ta [...]
en: ...
5'. bala x-[...]
en: ...
6'. [...]
en: ...
7'. mu#-ta#? [...]
en: ...
8'. bala x [...] x [...]
en: ...
9'. mu#-ta# [...]
en: ...
10'. bala adab{ki} [...]
en: ...
11'. asz3 [...]
en: ...
12'. mu-ta x x x x [...]
en: ...
13'. bala x-x{ki#} x x [...]
en: ...
14'. [...] mu#? [...]
en: ...
left
beginning broken
1'. 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) [...]
en: 1343 + ... (?)
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