CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 (P346105)

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 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-e#-ne im-ma-da-an#-[...]
 en: He slipped away from the demons
2'. e2# um-ma {d}be-li-li-kam? zi ba#-[...]
 en: It was the house of the old woman Belili that he ran for his life towards
3'. um-ma lu2 na-me-en dam dingir-ra# [...]
 en: Old woman, I am not a human, I am the spouse of a god
4'. a ub-ta-bala a tukumbi nag#
 en: After water is poured, if (only?) water could be drunk(?)
5'. zi3! ub!-ta-bala a tukumbi nag
 en: After flour is poured(!), if (only?) water could be drunk(!?)
6'. a ub-ta-bala zi3#! ub-ta-bala sza3-bi-a# bi2-in-tusz
 en: After water was poured, after flour was poured, she sat him down(?) there
7'. um-ma e2-ta bar-ra-e3
 en: The old woman left the house,
8'. um-ma e3-da-ni#
 en: when the old woman left,
9'. galla-e-ne igi ba-ni-duh-a
 en: The galla demons saw her(!?)
10'. tukumbi u4-da u4-ma ki {d}dumu-zi ti-la nu-ub-zu#
 en: If the old woman does not know where Dumuzi dwells
reverse
1. [...] x a-na bar#-bar-re#?
 en: What makes her look around with a frightened gaze?
2. [...] a-na# de2#-de2#
 en: What makes her shout with a frightened voice?
3. [...]-ma#-an-ze2-er#? e2# um#-ma# {d#?}be-li-kam x-x-x-x
 en: Come!(!?) We will go to the house of old woman Belili
4. [...]-um#-ma# {d#}be#-li#-li# [...]
 en: ...
5. [...] ba#?-an#?-x
 en: ...
6. [...]-ma#?-ab# x x
 en: ...
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)
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 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528) Q000347 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346105

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) 1.4.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.4.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346105

References

  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, Dumuzi 046 Ab, pl. XXII

    [Alster1972Dumuzi] Alster, Bendt. 1972. Dumuzi’s Dream. Aspects of Oral Poetry in a Sumerian Myth. Mesopotamia 1. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag, D.B.K.

  • history: UET 6, 0020

    [Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., 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
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:02:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:06:55 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:45:00 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000347, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346105.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P346105). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346105 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346105 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346105},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346105.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P346105). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346105 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346105 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346105},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346105
LB  - CDLI:P346105
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346105
ER  -
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