OECT 05, 55 (P345836)

Literary tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0421

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(u) 4(disz)#? [...]
 en: ...
2'. 2(u) n [...]
 en: ...
3'. x [...] x [...]
 en: ...
4'. [...]
 en: ...
reverse
1. {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me# mu dumu an#-na
 en: Lamaštu, the name of the daughter of An;
2. szesz dingir dumu sila#! uri2{ki}-ma
 en: sister god, daughter of the streets of Ur;
3. AN-BU bar-ra# KA# mu-gal2#
 en: The splitting a.-sword(?) gone into the mouth (?)
4. dingir SZI-bi-la szu mu-un-bar
 en: The goddess that released the fire (?)
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345836

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1932-0421
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ashm-1932.421

References

  • primary: OECT 5, 55

    [Gurney1976OECT5] Gurney, Oliver R., and Samuel N. Kramer. 1976. Sumerian Literary Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2016-10-07 at 13:29:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2016-07-14 at 18:04:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 05, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345836.
OECT 05, 55 artifact entry (No. P345836). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345836 (Original work published 2006)
OECT 05, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345836 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 05, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345836
LB  - CDLI:P345836
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - OECT 05, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345836
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 05, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345836.
OECT 05, 55 artifact entry (No. P345836). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345836 (Original work published 2006)
OECT 05, 55 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345836 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OECT 05, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345836
LB  - CDLI:P345836
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - OECT 05, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345836
ER  -
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