CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 056 (P346524)

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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tablet
obverse
1. ama {d}nin#-[a-zu ...]
 en: For the mother (of) Ninazu (Ereškigal), the recumbent one
2. dub3 ku3-ga-[...]
 en: Her holy knees are not covered with a garment
3. gaba ku3-ga# [...]
 en: Her holy chest is not spread over with linen
4. en-ki-du10 inim# [...]
 en: Enkidu did not accept the words of his master
5. [...] x-x-ni [...]
 en: He wore his cleanest garment
6. [...] {gesz}kim ba-ni-in#-[...]
 en: (And therefore) they marked him as a stranger
7. i3# du10-ga bur-ra im-[...]
 en: He anointed himself with sweet oil from a stone vessel
8. ir-sim-bi-sze3 ba-e-[...]
 en: They flocked around him because of its scent
9. {gesz}illar kur-ra im-ma#-[...]
 en: He struck the netherworld with a bow/throwstick
10. lu2 {gesz}illar ra-a ba-e-[...]
 en: Those who had been struck by a bow/throwstick flocked around him
11. {gesz}ma-a-nu szu-na [...]
 en: He put a willow stick in his hand
12. gidimx(UDUG) ba-e-de3-x-[...]
 en: Ghosts gathered up around him(!)
13. {kusz}e-sir2 giri3-na [...]
 en: His put sandals on his feet
14. kur-ra ka-ga14 im#-[...]
 en: He spoke aloud(?) in the netherworld
15. dam ki ag2-ga2-ni ne# [...]
 en: He kissed his beloved spouse
16. dam# hul# gig#?-ga#?-[...]
 en: He pelted the spouse he detested
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. lu2# [...]
 en: Did you see the man who had one child? How has he fared?
2'. {gesz}gag e2#-[...]
 en: A nail is fixed in his wall, he makes a bitter cry
3'. lu2# dumu#-ni# [...]
 en: Did you see the man who had two children? How has he fared?
4'. szeg12#? min-am3 [...]
 en: Upon(?) two bricks he is sitting, he is eating food
5'. lu2 dumu-ni esz5-am3# [... bi2-duh]-a# a-na-gin7 an#-[ak]
 en: Did you see the man who had three children? How has he fared?
6'. {kusz#?}ummu3# [...]-ka# a nag-[...]
 en: He is to drink(?) water from the waterskin of the saddle peg
7'. lu2# dumu#-ni# 4(disz)# [...] bi2#-duh#-a a-na-gin7 an-[ak]
 en: Did you see the man who had 4 children? How has he fared?
8'. lu2# ansze# 4(disz)# [...]-gin7# sza3-ga-ni al#-[...]
 en: Like a man who yokes 4 donkeys, his heart is pleased/rejoicing
9'. lu2# dumu-ni [...] bi2#-duh-a a-na-gin7 an-ak#
 en: Did you see the man who had five children? How has he fared?
10'. [dub]-sar#!? sa6#-ga#? [...]-ni# gal2 bi2-in#-tak4 e2-gal-la [...]
 en: Like a good scribe, he has “opened his arms/power,” he enters the palace straightaway
11'. [...] asz3# [... bi2]-duh-a a-na-gin7 an-ak
 en: Did you see the man who had six children? How has he fared?
12'. lu2#?-[...] sza3-ga-ni al#-[...]
 en: Like one who yokes a plow, his heart is pleased/rejoicing
13'. [...] a#-na#-gin7# [an]-ak#
 en: Did you see the man who had seven children? How has he fared?

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, 0486

    [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 09:31:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah 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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 487Shaffer UET 6/3, p. 13: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 487

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346524.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 056 artifact entry (No. P346524). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346524 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346524 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346524},
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