CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 (P346642)

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 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [nin]-bi# {d}nin-tur5# [...] a-ba-a# [...]
 en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
2'. [...]
 en: It is the first house(?)
  double ruling
3'. e2# du10 ki# [...]
 en: The good temple built in a good place
4'. e2# keszx(|SZU2.AN|){ki} e2 du10 ki# [...]
 en: The temple of Keš, the good temple built in a good place
5'. [...]-gurx(TE) nun-gin7 an#-[...]
 en: Floating like a noble barge in heaven
6'. [...]-gurx(TE) ku3-gin7 KA2-x [...]
 en: Casting ... like a holy barge
7'. [...] an-na-ke4 musz2 kur#-[...]
 en: Like the boat of An, (it is) the sacred space/face(?) of the lands
8'. [...]{muszen#} banda3-gin7 pesz10-ta sur#-[...]
 en: Waddling away from the shore like the junior/wild u bird
9'. [...]-gin7# murum sza4 ninda2-gin7 gu3 nun# [...]
 en: Temple roaring like a bull, bellowing like a bull calf
10'. [...]-bi#-da# lipisz kalam#-[...]
 en: Temple, from its midst is the heart of the land
11'. [...]-bi#-da zi ki-en#-[...]
 en: From behind it is the life of Sumer
12'. [...] eb# gal an-[...]
 en: Temple, great oval touching heaven
13'. [...] gal# an-[...]
 en: Great Ezida shrine touching heaven
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (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 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) Q000751 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346642

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) 4.8.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346642

References

  • history: UET 6, 0605

    [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 21:39:31 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 000751, Ex. 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346642.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (No. P346642). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346642 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346642 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346642
LB  - CDLI:P346642
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346642
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346642.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (No. P346642). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346642 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346642 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346642
LB  - CDLI:P346642
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346642
ER  -
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