CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 053 (P346521)

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 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ra#?
 en: The Euphrates struck it with (flood)water
2'. [...] du#
 en: I, the woman, fearing(?) the command of An, was coming (by)
3'. [...] te#-a du
 en: Fearing(?) the command of Enlil, I was coming by
4'. [...]-in#-ku4#
 en: I grasped the tree in my hand and brought it to Uruk
5'. [...] im#-ma#-[...]-ku4#-ku4#
 en: I was bringing it towards the flowering orchard of Inanna
6'. [...] li-bi2-in#-du11#
 en: I, the woman, did not water the tree as it was in(?) my hand
7'. [...] bi2-in#-du11#
 en: It was by means of my foot that I watered it
8'. [... li]-bi2-in-du11
 en: I, the woman, did not water the tree as it was in(?) my hand
9'. [...] bi2#-in#-du11#
 en: It was by means of my foot that I watered it
10'. [...]-u3#-de3-en bi2#-[...]
 en: I said “When am I to sit on its flowering throne?”
11'. [...]-nu2#-de3#?-en bi2#-[...]
 en: I said “When am I to lay on its flowering bed?”
12'. [...] nu#-mu-un-da#-[...]
 en: The wood thickened, but its bark could not be split
13'. [...] gud3# im-da#-[...]
 en: At its base a snake that was immune to incantations made a nest
14'. [...] amar-bi im#-[...]
 en: In its branches the Anzu bird placed (its) chick
15'. [...]-ma#?-ni#?-[...]
 en: The demon maiden of the empty wind made a house in its middle
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...]-ra#-ke4#?
 en: For Enki the water of the stern
3'. [...]-ib2-ra-ra#
 en: Was slaughtering like a lion
4'. [...] {gesz}taszkarin!(SZE3) di-ta
 en: At that time, there was a single tree, a halub tree, a boxwood tree
5'. [...]-ta# du3#-a-ba
 en: It was the one that was planted on the bank of the Euphrates/Iturungal canal(?)
6'. [...]-na8#-da#-bi
 en: The one that was to drink water (from) the Euphrates
7'. [...] pa#-ba mu-ni#-[...]
 en: The power of the southern wind tore it out at its roots, it ripped it out at its branches
8'. [...]-ra
 en: The Euphrates struck it with (flood) water
9'. [...]-x
 en: ...
10'. [...]-x
 en: ...
  rest 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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0483

    [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 —
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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 09:29:54 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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of the same tablet as UET 6/3, 482, 484Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of the same tablet as UET 6/3, 482, 484

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346521.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 053 artifact entry (No. P346521). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346521 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346521 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346521},
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