CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 (P346470)

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

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 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. [...]-ne szu#!? [...]-ab-gid2-de3-[...]
 en: They will offer the river water to you, you will not accept it
3'. [...]-ne x#? szu [...]-ab-gid2-de3-[...]
 en: They will offer the barley of the field to you, you will not accept it
4'. [...] {gesz}gag-ta# la2#-a# szum2#?-[...]-x-en du11-ga-na-ab-[...]
 en: You will say “give the beaten meat that hangs from the peg!”
5'. [...]
 en: ...
6'. [...] x x AN!?-bi szu [...] mu-na-ab#?-[...]
 en: ...
7'. [...] x ki#? x [...] x x NE [...]
 en: ...
8'. [...] IM sze3 szub-ba [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) Q000343 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346470

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.4.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.4.1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346470

References

  • history: UET 6, 0431

    [Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril John, and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-09 at 21:00:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346470.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P346470). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346470 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346470 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346470
LB  - CDLI:P346470
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346470
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346470.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P346470). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346470 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346470 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346470
LB  - CDLI:P346470
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346470
ER  -
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