CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 (P346201)

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

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] ku3# dab-be2 e2 nun
 en: Temple (into which) the pure(?) pass, noble temple
2. [...] kesz3{ki} ku3 dab-be2 e2 nun
 en: Temple of Keš, (into which) the pure(?) pass, noble temple
3. [e2]-e# x-bi#? {d}a-nun-na-me-esz
 en: The temple, its en priests(!?) are the Anuna gods(!)
4. nu-esz3-[...] x e2-an-na-me-esz
 en: Its nueš priests are the pillars/bonds of the Eanna temple
5. e2-e lugal# bur3#?-ra am3-mi-in-DU
 en: At the temple the king stood/set up/brought/poured? ... at/among/in the stone bowls(?)
6. en-szar2 sza3 {tug2}ba13# am3-mi-in-la2
 en: The enšar priests (somehow a reflex of the primordial/ancestral deity Enšar?) wore the ba garment
7. a-tu-e szibir szu bi2-in-du7#
 en: The atu priest held(?) the sceptre
8. tu a KIN-a am3-mi-in#-[...]
 en: The tu priest brought/poured the “gathered(?) waters”
9. lal3 e2 ku3-ga am3#-mi#-[...]
 en: The lalšaga(?) priest dwelled in the pure temple
10. |EN.SIG7.PAP.NUN| [...] KA#? ku3 am3#-x-[...]
 en: The pure enkum priests were there(?) ...
11. pa4-szesz-e-ne si mu-un#-x-[...]
 en: The pašeš priests set ... in order(?)
12. uru16-uru16 mu-un-ni-ib-be2#-[...]
 en: They were saying “uru'uru”
13. si am-ke4-esz gum2-gum2 mi#-[...]
 en: In the manner of(?) a wild bull's horn ... blared
14. {gesz}al-gar-sur-ra suh3-sah4# [...]
 en: The algarsura instrument rang
15. tigi# nig2-du10-ge si ha-ba#-[...]
 en: The good tigi drum/song was (played) properly
16. [...] al#-du10 giri17-zal#-[bi ...]
 en: The temple is good, its joy is good
17. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]{ki#}-gin7# rib#-ba# lu2# [...]
 en: Will anyone produce anything as surpassing as Keš?
2'. [ur]-sag-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi4#-[gin7 ...] ama szi-in-ga-[...]
 en: Has any mother given birth to anything as surpassing as its hero Ašgi?
3'. nin#-bi! {d}nin-tur5-gin7 rib-ba#-[ra] a-ba igi mu-ni-in#-[...]
 en: Who has seen anything as surpassing as its lady Nintur?
  double ruling
4'. e2 7(disz)-kam-[...]
 en: It is the 7th temple
5'. iri{ki}-sze3 iri{ki}-sze3# lu2# te na#?-[...]
 en: To the city, to the city, the one who approaches should not approach
6'. e2 kesz3{ki} iri#{ki#}-[sze3 ...]
 en: To the temple of Keš, to the city, the one who approaches should not approach
7'. nin-bi {d}nin-tur5-sze3 lu2# te# [...]
 en: To its lady Nintur, the one who approaches should not approach
8'. ur-sag-bi {d}{asz}asz7-gi4#-sze3 lu2# [...]
 en: To its hero Ašgi, the one who approaches should not approach
9'. kesz3{ki} du3-a {d}{asz}asz7-gi4 [...]
 en: The builder of Keš, Ašgi, praise!
10'. kesz3{ki} mi2 du11-ga ama {d}nin-tur5# [...]
 en: The one who takes care of Keš, mother Nintur, praise!
  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

P346201 leadP346201 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346201

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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) 4.8.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346201

References

  • history: UET 6, 0116 + 0602

    [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 21:37:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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. 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346201.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry (No. P346201). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346201 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346201 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346201},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346201.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry (No. P346201). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346201 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346201 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346201},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346201},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346201
LB  - CDLI:P346201
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346201
ER  -
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