CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 037 (P346534)

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 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
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1'. [...]-x-ta#? [...]
 en: A 2nd time the white bull coming out from the horizon
2'. [...] nam#-me-a [...]
 en: The bull reposing among the cypress trees
3'. [...] ki us2-sa igi# [...]
 en: A shield touching the ground, watched by the assembly
4'. [...]-ta# e3 igi [...]
 en: A shield emerging from the treasury, watched by the young man
5'. [...] an-ta mu#-[...]
 en: The youth Utu was suspended above among his holy rays
6'. [...] ku3 x x [...]
 en: ...
7'. [...] kur#-ra-ka u4 mu#-[...]
 en: He ... sunlight in the mountain cave
8'. [... hur]-ru#-um kur-ra-ka mu-na-zalag?-ge#? [...]
 en: He was illuminating(?) the mountain cave for lugalbanda
9'. [...]-ni# mu-na-ta#-[...]
 en: His good udug protective deity was suspended above him
10'. [...]-ni# hasz4-a-na ba#-[...]
 en: His good lamma protective deity went “at his thigh"(?)
11'. [...]-ni# bar-sze3 ba-[...]
 en: His afflicting god stood aside
12'. [...] igi#? he2#?-[...]
 en: During that of his “may he raise his eyes toward the sky for Utu”
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
  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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0496

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

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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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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 09:40:39 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 000367 (Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave) composite (P469672) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000367, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346534.
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P346534). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346534 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346534 (Accessed: March 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000367, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346534},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346534},
}


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