CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 068 (P346641)

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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Transliteration

tablet
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1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...] gar-ra {d}en-lil2#-le# za3#?-[...] du11#-[...]
 en: Temple founded by An and praised by Enlil
3'. [...] esz-bar kin2 du11-ga
 en: Decided by mother Nintur
4'. [...] gurun sig7-ga
 en: Temple of Keš, verdant (with) fruit
5'. [...] rib#-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-[...]-tum2#?-[...]
 en: Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš?
6'. [... {d}]{+asz}asz7-gi4-gin7# rib#?-[...] szi-in-[...]
 en: Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi?
7'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
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