CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 (P346489)

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

Lineart Photo

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 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] he2#-em#-mi#-[...]
 en: And therefore (I) said “Its people should not be brought to an end/killed(?)”
2'. [...] ba-ra-ba-ra-ab#-[...]
 en: Despite this An did not rescind his word
3'. [...] sza3-gu10 ba-ra-ab-[...]
 en: Despite this Enlil was not soothing my heart with (the statement) “It is good, so be it"/(the statement) “It is good, so be it” of Enlil was not soothing my heart
4'. [...] he2-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
 en: After they ordered the obliteration of my city
5'. [...] he2#-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
 en: After they ordered the obliteration of Urim
6'. [... he2]-em-ma-ag2-esz-a#?-[ba]
 en: After they decreed the killing of its people
7'. [...]-x-esz#-[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (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 000379 (Lament for Ur) composite (P469681) Q000379 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346489

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) 2.2.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346489

References

  • history: UET 6, 0450

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

  • citation: OrNS 84 (pp. 41-74), 046

    [Attinger2015OrNS84] Attinger, Pascal. 2015. “Review: Une Nouvelle Édition de La Lamentation Sur Ur.” Orientalia NS 84: 41–74.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-01 at 13:33:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-11 at 10:19:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 093 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346489.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry (No. P346489). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346489 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346489 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346489},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 093 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346489.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry (No. P346489). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346489 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346489 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346489},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346489
LB  - CDLI:P346489
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 093 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346489
ER  -
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