CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 (P346200)

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 Photo

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 an-sze3 1(szar'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(szar2) GAN2
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is 10 šar2, towards the earth it is 5 šar2
2. e2 an-sze3 1(bur'u) GAN2 ki-sze3 5(bur3) GAN2
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is 10 bur3, towards the earth it is 5 bur3.
3. e2 an-sze3 a-lim ki-sze3 lu-lim
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is a bison, towards the earth it is a red deer
4. e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar ki-sze3 durah-masz
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is a fallow deer, towards the earth it is a ram
5. e2 an-sze3 szeg9-bar-gin7# gun3-a ki-sze3 durah-gin7 gun3-a
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is speckled like a fallow deer, towards the earth it is speckled like a wild goat
6. e2 an#-sze3 musz#-gux(|SAGxNIG2|){muszen} sig7#-ga ki-sze3 u5{muszen} a szu2-a
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is a green mušgu bird, towards the earth it is an u bird covered by water
7. e2 an#-[sze3] u4#-gin7 DU-a ki-sze3 {d}nanna# bara2#-ga
 en: Temple, towards the sky it comes out(!) like the sun, towards the earth it is covered by Nanna (i.e., moonlight?)
8. e2 an-sze3# {gesz}lam {gesz}lam ki-sze3 {gesz}erin duru5{+ru}-am3
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is almond trees, towards the earth it is a sappy cedar/juniper
9. e2 an-sze3 kur-ra-am3 ki-sze3 idim-ma-am3
 en: Temple, towards the sky it is a mountain, towards the earth it is a spring
10. e2 an-ki-a 3(disz)-kam-ma-bi-nam
 en: It is indeed the 3rd temple of the universe
11. kesz3{ki}-gin7 rib-ba lu2 szi-in-ga-an-tum2-mu
 en: Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš?
12. ur#-sag-bi {d}asz7-gi4-gin7 rib-ba ama szi-in-ga-an-u3-tu
 en: Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi?
13. nin#-bi {d}nin-tur5-gin7 rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu-ni-duh
 en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
  double ruling
14. e2# 3(disz)-kam-ma
 en: It is the 3rd temple
  blank space
reverse
  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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346200

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16882
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) P346200
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 17793

References

  • history: UET 6, 0115

    [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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 21:36:22 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 Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346200.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P346200). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346200 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346200 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346200},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346200.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P346200). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346200 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346200 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346200},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346200},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346200
LB  - CDLI:P346200
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346200
ER  -
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