CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 034 (P346673)

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 5.04.05 Dialogue between Two Women B (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ni2# ba#-[...]
 en: If you inspire(lit. establish an aura?) your idiocy
2'. szum-ma sa3-ru-x-[...] AB-[...]
 en: If your dishonesty ...
3'. za-e-me-en x x [...]
 en: You, do not approach the house
4'. at-ti x-[...]
 en: You ...
5'. tukumbi# [...]
 en: If your idiocy ... you increase(?)/If my idiocy ... is diminished(?)
6'. x x x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. lu2#? [al-hi]-li#?-a ta#?-[...]
 en: One who is experiencing pleasure(?); why am I not your opponent?
2'. ne?-hu#-tam am-mi-ni x-[...] x-[...]
 en: One (f.) who is peaceful(?), why ...?
3'. ba-hi-li-nam a he2-x-[...]
 en: It is (a fact that) you are experiencing pleasure(?), alas(?), it is (a fact that) you should stand(?) ..., ...
4'. isz-tu te-eh-hi-i i-[...] lu-ut-bu u2-na-[...]
 en: After you have relaxed ..., I shall arise(?) ...
  double ruling
5'. gi4-in dag#?-gi4#-[a ...]
 en: Servile female worker of(?) the district, the pusher(!?) of the “children of man"(?)
  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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  • history: UET 6, /3 0636

    [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
2019-06-07 at 17:00:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 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 000771 (Dialogue between Two Women B) composite (P481747) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000771, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346673.
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P346673). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346673 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346673 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000771, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346673},
}


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