CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 (P346226)

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 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x x [...] x x x x x
 en: ...
2'. [...] 2(disz@t)# kam#-[...]
 en: It is the 2nd kirugu
3'. [...] x x-na# x x [...] x x-ga mi#-[...]
 en: ...
4'. [gesz]-gi4#-gal2#-bi#-im
 en: It is the gešgigal “response”
5'. [...] x szu#? im-[...] mi#-ni-in-x [...]
 en: An stretched out his hand(?) and tore out(?) ..., he terrified the land
6'. [{d}]en-[lil2]-le# [...] x [...]
 en: Enlil trembled(?) greatly and shouted
7'. [a]-ma#-ru ki#? x [...]
 en: The flood digging at the earth with a hoe raised its voice(?)
8'. [...] sag#?-bi-sze3 x [...]
 en: Its vanguard(?) is a DUR10. GAG axe/drainpipe(?), its rear is darkness
9'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [... su3]-u4#?-bi#? bar#-[...]
 en: Its light (of its eye), which flashes, it is to look far away like the Anzud bird
2'. [...] mir-mir-ra izi-izi-a kur-ra# [...]
 en: Its mouth is furious, it is to exude with flame(?) in the mountain/land
3'. eme#-bi# ga-an-ze-er u3-dub2# szeg3#-[...] kalam-ma su dar-re-dam
 en: Its tongue (is) flame, raining glowing coals, it is to split the land
4'. a2-bi {d}anzu2 mah dub3 bad-ra2 nig2-nam#? [...]
 en: Its wings (are) that of the supreme Anzud bird with opened knees (i.e., outstretched talons), which nothing (can escape)
5'. ti-ti-bi nig2 za-ra ke3-dam u4 zal-gin7 zal#?-[...]
 en: Its ribcage was something that was to open in its hinges(?), disintegrating like the melting sun(?)
6'. ibx(HASZ2)-ba-ab-bi a2-sig3 uru17 gul-gul-la nig2-kesz2-[sze3] mu-un-la2
 en: On(?) its hips (are) the slingstones(?), the destroyer(s) of cities(?), which are attached to the binding(?)
7'. hasz4-gal-bi giri2 sur mud2 dul9-dul9 u3-mun bala-bala-e-da
 en: Its thighs are twisting/dripping daggers covered with blood, it is to draw out gore
8'. sa-sa-bi {uruda}szum#-me szab-dam giri3-bi hu-rix(U18)-in{muszen}-na-am3#
 en: Its muscles are šumme saws that are to cut, its feet are that of the hurin bird
9'. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na ni2 mu-ni-ib-te kur-ra gu3# mi-ni-ib-ra
 en: It has terrified the Tigris and Euphrates, it has screamed at the mountain/netherworld
10'. [...] gi4#-ni-sze3 hur-sag# i3-x-x-[...] ug3 [zar]-re#?-esz#? [...]
 en: Because of its shout the mountain range is ..., the people are spread out as sheaves
11'. [ki-en]-gi# ki-uri su mu-ni-in#-[...] buru14-gin7 i3-su#-[...]
 en: Sumer and Akkad have been made to(?) tremble, they will drown like a harvest
12'. [...] im#-szi#?-[...]
 en: The unwitting ones rejoiced, they ...
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column 2
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1'. [...] x
 en: ...
2'. [...]-ta [...] x
 en: ...
3'. [...] ug3#? [...] x
 en: ...
4'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
5'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
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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 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.:

  • 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 15:37:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-11 at 11:01:26 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 000382 (Lament for Uruk) composite (P469684) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346226.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P346226). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346226 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346226 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346226
LB  - CDLI:P346226
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346226
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346226.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P346226). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346226 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346226 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346226},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346226
LB  - CDLI:P346226
M1  - 2025/9/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346226
ER  -
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