CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 012 (P346195)

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 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04') (witness) Enheduanna's Song to Inanna (Ninmešarra))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. e2#-esz2-dam#-ku3# ma-ra#?-[...] sza3-zu ha-ma-[...]
 en: The “holy tavern” has been set up for you(?) so that you heart is cooled to me
2'. im#-ma#-an-si im-ma-diri#-[...] nin# UN-gal ma-ra#-[...]
 en: After it (the matter) filled up and became too much, lady and queen, (as has) been spoken to you
3'. nig2 ge6-u5-na ma-ra-an-du11-[...]
 en: That which was said to you in the nighttime
4'. gala# an#-bar7-gin7# szu ma-ab#-[...]
 en: The lamentation priest shall repeat as if (at) midday (for you)
5'. dam# dab5#?-ba#-za#-ke4-esz dumu dab5#?-ba#-za-ke4#-[esz]
 en: Because of your captured spouse, because of your captured child
6'. ib2-ba#-zu# ib2-gu5#-ul sza3-zu nu#-te#-[...]
 en: Your anger has been maximized, your heart does not cool
7'. nin gu2-tuku nir-gal2 gu2-en-na-ke4#
 en: Perfect lady, authoritzative one of the assembly
8'. siskurx(|AMAR.AMAR|)-ra-a-ni szu ba-an-szi-ti
 en: She accepted her siskur offering/ritual on her (Enheduana's) behalf
9'. sza3# ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# ki-bi ha#?-[...]
 en: And therefore(?) the holy heart of Inanna was restored to its place for her
reverse
1. [...]-an-na-du10 lal3 ba-an-su13-[... hi]-li ma-<<ra>>-az! ba-an-duh#?-[...]
 en: At that time, it was good for her(?), she radiated plenty/happiness, she exuded joyful allure
2. iti6#-gin7 lal3 ba-an-gur3#-[...]
 en: Like moonlight, she bore plenty/happiness
3. {d}nanna# u6 di zi-de3-esz mu-un-x
 en: Nanna faithfully brought out awe
4. ama-a-ni {d}nin-gal-la x mu-na-an#-[...]
 en: Because/(?) her mother Ningal prayed a šud prayer(?) for her
5. {gesz}ka2-na-ke4 silim-ma mu-na-ab-[...]
 en: The gate was greeting her
6. nu-gig-ra du11#-ga-a-ni mah [...]
 en: Her utterance for the nugig midwife is sublime
7. kur gul-gul an-da me-da [...]
 en: Destroyer of the mountain, allocated the cosmic powers by(?) An
8. nin-gu10 hi-li gu2 e3#
 en: My lady, clad in allure
9. {d#}inanna# za3-[mi2]
 en: Inanna, praise
  blank space

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 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04') (witness) Enheduanna's Song to Inanna (NinmeÅ¡arra))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0110

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

  • history: Exaltation, p.37

    [Hallo1968Exaltation] Hallo, William W., and Johannes J. A. van Dijk. 1968. The Exaltation of Inanna. Vol. 3. Yale Near Eastern Researches. New Haven : Yale University Press.

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-13 at 16:01:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:59:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 000623 (Inanna B) composite (P478852) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000623, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346195.
CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P346195). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346195 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346195 (Accessed: March 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000623, ex. 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346195},
}


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