CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 (P346618)

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 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# nun galam-[... sag]-e-esz rig7-[...]
2'. uz#-nu-um ru-ba-tum na-ak#?-[... a]-na# sze-ri-ik-tim sza-ar-ka#-[...]
 en: (Sum) Dedicating/dedicate(?) the wisdom (of?) the crafty prince (Akk) Give(?) for a gift the wisdom (of) the crafty princess(?)
3'. abzux(DE2)? men gal eridu[{ki}-ga ...] hal-hal-[...]
4'. [...] x x x [...] mu#?-[zi-zu-um]
 en: Abzu, great crown of Eridu, shrine that makes divisions
5'. nun#-bi nun hal#-hal#-[...] pirig# gal nam-nun#-[...]
6'. ru#-ba-szu ru-bu-u mu-zi-zu-um#? na#-adx(AB)-ru-um ra-bu-u2 sza ru?-bi-x
 en: (Sum) Its ruler is a ruler that makes divisions, the great pirig creature of princeship (Akk) Its ruler is a ruler that makes divisions, the great wild one(!?), of(?) ...
7'. e2# ni2 gur3-ru# luhsza eridu{ki}-ga#?
8'. bi#-tum sza pu-lu-uh2-ta-am na-da#?-[... lu]-uh2-szu sza eridu{ki}
 en: Temple that bears an aura, the luhšu functionary of Eridu
9'. [...] gal# munsub? he-nun di4-di4-la2
10'. [...]-x-a-ka ra-bu-u2 s,i-pi-ir-ti nu-uh2#?-[...] s,a-pi-ir
 en: The great ruler(?), with hair (adorned) with an abundance of tiny ...(?) (Akk) Your(?) great ... stranded with abundant strands(?)
11'. [...] szu# luh-luh-ha-ke4 [{d}en]-lil2 en gal-e
12'. [...]-um# sza qa2-ta-a-szu mi-sa3#? [... be]-lum ra-bu-um
 en: King whose hands are clean, Enlil, the great lord!
13'. [...] e2#-engur-ra# [...]-a-[...]
 en: When Enki dwells in the E'engur temple
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian, 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 000733 (Nisaba A) composite (P478914) Q000733 View the score

Record

Quasi-join noted by Peterson UF 42, 573fQuasi-join noted by Peterson UF 42, 573f

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346618

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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) 4.16.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.16.1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346618

References

  • history: UET 6, 0581 (+) 0611

    [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
2019-06-11 at 21:27:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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 000733, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346618.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P346618). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346618 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346618 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000733, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346618.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P346618). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346618 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346618 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346618},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346618
LB  - CDLI:P346618
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346618
ER  -
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