CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 (P346179)

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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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 2.04.02.19 Šulgi S (witness))

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x mah#? [...]
en: ...
2'. [...]
en: ...
3'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
4'. x x [...] mu#-ra#-ab#-[...]
en: ...
5'. GIR2-GIR2 a [...]
en: ...
6'. x {d}nin#?-[EZEN ...] x x x [...]
en: ... Ningublaga(?) ...
7'. x [...] x x x [...]
en: ...
8'. erim2 hul-gal2 sa#-par4#-ra#-[za]
en: The evil enemy in your sabar net
9'. lu2-hul-gal2 {d}szul-gi#-re# la#-[...]
en: The evildoer that Shulgi did not ...
11'. {d}nin-EZEN? [a mu-zu]
en: Ningublaga, alas, your name
double ruling
12'. {d}nergal-ka sza3 ur-mah-a# [...]
en: Nergal, the heart of a lion(?) ..
13'. a2#? sa-par4-ra#? hul-du {d}szul-gi#-re# la-ba#-an#?-[...]
en: In (your) arm, the sabar net, is(?) the enemy that Shulgi has not caught
14'. {uruda}dur10-gag#? [...] lu2#? sag x mu-ni-ib2-[...]
en: Your? DUR10-GAG weapon(?) ...
15'. {gesz}tukul? [...] x-gin7 x-bi he2-TAG-x
en: And therefore your? weapon ... like ...
16'. {d}nergal# a mu-[zu]
en: Nergal, alas, your name
reverse
1. {d}nin-urta ur-sag sag {d}en-lil2-la2 nam-[...]
en: Ninurta, foremost(?) hero of Enlil, ...
2. kal-ga a2 gal tuku usu mah [...]
en: Mighty one, possessed of great strength, supreme strength ...
3. {d}nin-urta u4 te-esz du11-ga MUNUS [...]
en: Ninurta, loud(?) storm, ...
4. {d}nin-urta# a# [mu-zu]
en: Ninurta, alas, your name
double ruling
5. {d}nin#-ki-ur3#-ra nam-mah-zu e-ne#? [...]
en: NinKi'ura, your greatness ...
6. inim ku3-zu a-ma-<ru> sag2 x [...]
en: Your holy word(?) is a flood that cannot be dispersed ...
7. nam-mah a#?-ar2#!?-re-zu x [...]
en: Your greatness and praise(?) ...
8. {d}nin-ki-ur3-ra# x x [...]
en: NinKi'ura ...
9. KA-zu sag sal-la x [...]
en: Your deprecated(?) mouth/word ...
10. {d}nin-ki-ur3#-ra# [a mu-zu]
en: Nin-Kiura, alas, your name
double ruling
11. {d}nanna# [...]
en: Nanna, ...

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.19 Šulgi S (witness))
Language(s):

Related publications

history: UET 6, 0094

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.

Identifiers

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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 metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2019-06-11 at 11:17:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.4.2.19) (2.4.2.19)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.4.2.19) (2.4.2.19)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P346179) (P346179)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000411 (Shulgi S) composite (P480683)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000411, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346179.

CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P346179). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346179 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346179 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346179},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000411, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346179.

CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P346179). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346179 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346179 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346179},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346179},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346179
LB  - CDLI:P346179
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000411, ex. 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346179
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