CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 004 (P346328)

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 4.06.01 Hendursaga A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1. lu2-lux(URU) dingir-da nu-me-a
 en: If a man is without a personal god
2. u2 la-ba-gu-le-en
3. u2 la-ba-tur-en
 en: You will neither be increased nor diminished
4. i7-da a dab!-be2 ku6 nu-um#?-dab
 en: (While) passing through the water(?) in the river, a fish has not passed by(?)
5. a-sza3-ga-ni dab-be2 masz-da3# nu-um#?-dab
 en: (While) passing through his field, a gazelle has not passed by(?)
6. di-ir!-ga sa2 nu-ub-du#
 en: The ritual arrangement(?) has not occurred regularly(?)
7. di gal-gal-la sa2 nu-ub-du#
 en: Great judgments(?) have not occurred regularly
8. tukumbi nig2 dingir-ra-ni a#?-na#?-[...]
 en: If “that of his god” is approval(?)
9. nig2# mu# [...] a#?-na#? x [...]
 en: Anything that is named is given approval(?)
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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 4.06.01 Hendursaga A (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 309

    [Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

  • history: UET 6, 0252

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 17207.104
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 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
2019-06-11 at 16:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 000621 (Hendursaga A) composite (P478850) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000621, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346328.
CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P346328). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346328 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000621, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346328 (Accessed: March 19, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000621, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346328},
}


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