CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 (P346603)

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 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ezem# gal#-gal#-bi# ug3#-[...]
 en: The people spend their time in abundance by means of great festivals
2'. [{d}]en-lil2 {d}urasz#-[...]
 en: Enlil, your (earth goddess) Uraš/oval(?), exuding allure
3'. abzu# bara2 ku3-ga [...]
 en: Your Abzu, greatly suited for the pure dais
4'. [...] sig itima{+ma} ku3 [...]
 en: Your “deep moumtain,” the holy shrine, a place of relaxation
5'. e2#-kur e2 za-gin3 ki-tusz# [...]
 en: Your Ekur, the lapis temple, supreme dwelling bearing an aura
6'. ni2# me-lam2-bi an#-[...]
 en: Its aura touches heaven
7'. gissu#-bi kur-kur-ra sza#-mu#-un#-[...]
 en: And therefore(?) its shade stretches over the lands
8'. musz3#?-bi an-sza3-ga-asz sza-mu-un#-[...]
 en: And therefore(?) its sacred space(?) opens up towards the midst of heaven
9'. en#?-en-e-ne bara2-bara2-x-[...]
 en: The lords and rulers
10'. nindaba# ku3-ga si mu-un-ne-eb-x-[...]
 en: Brought the holy nindaba offerings there properly for (their benefit?)
11'. x siskur2-ra u3-gul mu-un-ne-ga2-ga2
 en: And ... pray/beseech him with šud prayers(?) and siskur rites
12'. [{d}]en#-lil2 sipa <igi> zi bar-ra-zu
 en: Enlil, your shepherd that you looked at faithfully
13'. [...] zi de2-a kalam#-ma# il2-la-zu
 en: The one (you) called to faithfully, the one you elevated in the land
14'. [...] szu#-ni-sze3 [...] giri3#-ni-sze3
 en: The land to his hand, the land to his feet
15'. [...]-ra#? ki su3-u4#-[...] mu#-un-na-ab-ga2-ga2
 en: (You make?) the (most) distant place of the land(s) submit to him
16'. amagi#?-gin7 du7#-[...] nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ke4
 en: Accumulated(?) like frost, that of the entire universe
17'. [...]-da#-ri#-a# gu2#-un dugud-da-bi x?
 en: Its weighty mašdaria deliveries and tribute
18'. [...] x-GI
 en: ...
19'. [...] x ki ab? am?
 en: ...
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1. [...]-du11# e2 nig2-gur11-ra-ke4
 en: He brought in regularly into the treasury
2. [...] nindaba si bi2-in-sa2
 en: He conveyed nindaba offerings into the supreme courtyard
3. [...] ma-sar-re-szi im-mi-in-tum3
 en: He brought(?) them into the Ekur as heaps
4. [...] zi tesz2-ba# lu-a
 en: Enlil, true shepherd of that which teems(?) together
5. [...] nig2-zi-gal2-la-kam
 en: He is the herder and leader of living things
6. [...]-ni# pa e3-szi bi2-in-ak
 en: He made his great princeship manifest(?)
7. [...]-ga# mu-ni-in-sig7
 en: He made the pure crown and pectoral(?) verdant/beautiful(?) on (his body)
8. [...] bara2-ge si-a-na
 en: In the Tumuhursag temple, where he resides on the dais
9. [...]-gin7# an-ne2 szi-gi16-ib
 en: He shall lay across(?) heaven like a rainbow
10. [...]-ga#?-am3 ni2-ba mu-un-gen
 en: He went by himself as a floating cloud
11. [...] im# ki-a uszumgal-bi-im
 en: He is the only ruler(?) of heaven, he is the ušumgal creature of the earth
12. [...] dingir# mah#-bi-im#
 en: He is the supreme god of the Anuna
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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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 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: UET 6, 0566

    [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 16:11:06 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

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000619 (Enlil A) composite (P478849) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Shaffer (UET 6/3, p.17) states that this is probably part of UET 6/1, 65+Shaffer (UET 6/3, p.17) states that this is probably part of UET 6/1, 65+

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000619, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346603.
CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P346603). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346603 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346603 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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