CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 (P346199)

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

Lineart

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
1. e2 du10 ki du10-ga du3-[...]
 en: The good temple built in a good place
2. e2 kesz3{ki} e2 du10 ki du10-[ga ...]
 en: The temple of Keš, the good temple built in a good place
3. ma2-gur8 nun-gin7 an-na# [...]
 en: Floating like a noble barge in heaven
4. ma2-gur8 ku3-gin7 KA2-si# [...]
 en: Casting ... like a holy barge
5. ma2 an-na-gin7 musz3# [...]
 en: Like the boat of An, (it is) the sacred space/face(?) of the lands
6. u5 banda3-gin7 pesz10#-[...]
 en: Waddling away from the shore like the junior/wild u bird
7. e2 gu4-gin7 murum# [...]
 en: Temple roaring like a bull, bellowing like a bull calf
8. e2 sza3-bi-ta# [...]
 en: Temple, from its midst is the heart of the land
9. a-ga-bi-ta# [...]
 en: From behind it is the life of Sumer
10. e2# [...]
 en: Temple, great oval touching heaven
11. e2# [...]
 en: Great Ezida shrine(?) touching heaven
12. e2 men gal an-[...]
 en: Temple, great crown touching heaven
13. e2 {d}tir-ra-an-na an#-[...]
 en: Temple, rainbow touching heaven
14. e2 musz3-bi an-sza3-ga# lax(ME)-a
 en: The sacred space of the temple is suspended in the midst of heaven
reverse
1. x-bi abzux(DE2)#?-e si-ga
 en: Its foundation? occupies the Abzu
2. gissu-bi kur-kur-ra dul
 en: Its shade covers the lands
3. e2 an-ne2 ki#-gar-ra#
 en: Temple founded by An
4. {d#}en-lil2-le za3-mi2 du11-ga
 en: And praised by Enlil
5. e2 {d}nin-tur5 esz-bar kin2 du11-ga#
 en: Decided by mother Nintur
6. e2 kesz3{ki} gurun-na sig7#-[...]
 en: Temple of Keš, verdant (with) fruit
7. kesz3#{ki}-gin7 rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga#-[...]
 en: Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš?
8. ur#-sag#-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi-gin7 rib#-[...]
 en: Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi?
9. nin-bi {d#}nin#-tur5-gin7 rib-ba-[...] igi mu-ni-in-[duh]
 en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
  single ruling
10. e2 2(disz)-kam-ma
 en: It is the 2nd temple
  double ruling
  blank space

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P346199

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 07802A
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) P346199

References

  • history: UET 6, 0114

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

  • history: Gragg, TCS 3 (pp. 155-188), 166

    [Gragg1969TCS3] Gragg, Gene. 1969. The Keš Temple Hymn. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 10:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:16:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:13:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 21:35:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346199.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry (No. P346199). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346199 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346199 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346199},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346199.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry (No. P346199). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346199 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346199 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346199},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346199
LB  - CDLI:P346199
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346199
ER  -
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