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CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 (P346122)

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

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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 5.03.03 Debate between Winter and Summer (witness))

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Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. e2#-me#-[esz ...]
en: Summer bowed towards Winter, entreating him
2'. e2-a-na uluszin3# [...]
en: In his house he put in order (vessels) with emmer beer and liquor
3'. za3-bi-a {gesz}bun# [...]
en: The were spending the day at each other's side(?) (with) a banquet of delicious things
4'. nam-szesz nam-du10-sa i3#? [...]
en: They were libating brotherhood and friendship like fine oil
5'. murub6-ba inim du10-ga ga2-[...]
en: In order to discuss good matters(?) in (their) midst, together they were pleasant
6'. e2-me-esz en-te-[en-bi-da ...]
en: Both Summer and Winter held an adamin contest
7'. en-te-en engar zi# [...]
en: Winter, the true farmer of Enlil
8'. e2-me-esz-a? [...]
en: Was the one who surpassed Summer
9'. kur-gal a-a {d}[en-lil2 ...]
en: The Great Mountain, father Enlil, praise!
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.03.03 Debate between Winter and Summer (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: UET 6, 0037

[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

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Museum No.: BM —
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Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Excavation No: U —
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	approved

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The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (5.3.3) (5.3.3)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (5.3.3) (5.3.3)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P346122) (P346122)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000762 (Debate between Winter and Summer) composite (P478957)	View the score

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“CDLI Literary 000762, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346122.

CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P346122). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346122 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346122 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346122},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
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ER  -

“CDLI Literary 000762, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346122.

CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P346122). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346122 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346122 (Accessed: July 13, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346122},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346122
LB  - CDLI:P346122
M1  - 2025/7/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000762, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346122
ER  -

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