CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 (P346272)

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 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]-RU
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] dumu# unu#?{ki#} min#?-am3 mu-un-szi-re7{+re}-esz
 en: He who was the king, it was two citizens of Uruk that went towards him
2'. [...]-GIR2#? a-a szu-ru-ub-ba {gesz#}szukur a-a hab2-ba szu-ni gesz gur5-ra eme-a-ni e2-gal-la
 en: (They were) thornbushes that are ... in the water(?), lances/points(?) that are fetid in the water(?), his hand chops trees(?), his tongue is “of/in the palace”
3'. lugal#-am3 dumu ummax(|UD.GISZ.KUSZU2|){ki}-am3 mu-un-szi-re7{+re}-esz
 en: He who was the king, it was two citizens of Umma that went towards him
4'. {gesz}tukul sag ku5-a ur2-ra# la2-a
 en: (They were those who had) bound a weapon that cuts off heads to the loin
5'. lugal-am3 dumu uri2{ki}-ma# min-am3 mu-un-szi-re7{+re}-esz
 en: He who was the king, it was two citizens of Ur that went towards him
6'. tug2-bi da13-na kar-ra gal2-la
 en: (They) had/set(?) their clean garments in the harbor (leaving them behind?)
7'. lugal-am3 dumu nibru{ki} min-am3 mu-un-szi-re7{+re}-esz
 en: He who was the king, it was two citizens of Nibru that went towards him
8'. lu2 lu2-ra im2-ma-ni-ib amasz e2-turx(SZILAM)-sze3! <mu-un>-szi-re7{+re}-esz
 en: (Saying) “run, one man after(?) the other,” they sent to the sheepfold and cattlepen
9'. {d}gesztin-an-na-ke4 amasz turx(SZILAM)-sze3! mu-ni-in-dab5-be2-ne#
 en: They were catching {geš}tinanna there (en route to) the sheepfold and cattlepen
10'. a ix(|A.SUG|)-ba mu-un-na-ba-e-ne szu# nu#-[um]-ma-gid2-de3
 en: They were offering her water of the river(!), she was not accepting
reverse
column 1
1. a#-sza3# sze-ba# mu#-[...]-e-ne# szu# nu#-um#-ma#-gid2#-de3#
 en: They were offering her barley of the field, she was not accepting
2. galla tur galla# gu#-la#-[...]-un#-na#-de2#-e#?
 en: The small/junior galla demon was speaking to the largest/eldest galla demon
  n lines broken
3'. [...] ki# szesz#-am3 mu#-un#?-pa3#-[...]
 en: A sister who reveals the whereabouts of her brother
4'. u4# ul#-ta a-ba-gin7 mu-ni-[...]
 en: Like whom from ancient time ...
5'. ga2#-nam#-ma#-ze2-en gu5#-li-a#-ni-[...] ga-an-szi-re7#-en-de3-en#
 en: Come! We shall go to his friend
6'. [...]-ne# gu5#-li#-a-ni-ir
 en: ... to his friend
7'. [...] ix(|A.SUG|)#?-ba#? mu-un-na-ba#-e-ne szu# am3#-ma#-gid2#-de3-<<en>>
 en: They were offering him water of the river(!), he(!?) was accepting
8'. [...] sze#-ba# mu#-un#-na-ba#-e-ne szu# am3#-ma#-gid2-de3
 en: They were offering him barley of the field, he was accepting
9'. gu5#-li-gu10 sag# u2#-a# he2-en-szub# ki#-ni# ba#-ra-zux(SU)
 en: If my friend dropped his head in the plants then no one can know(?) his place
10'. [...]-de3# sag# u2-a he2-en-szub ki#-ni# ba#-ra-zux(SU)
 en: If Dumuzi dropped his head in the plants then no one can know(?) his place
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] x x x
 en: ...
2. [...] mu x x
 en: ...
3. [...] x x x
 en: ...
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream)
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 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528) Q000347 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346272

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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) 1.4.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.4.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346272

References

  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, Dumuzi (1972) 046, e

    [Alster1972Dumuzi] Alster, Bendt. 1972. Dumuzi’s Dream. Aspects of Oral Poetry in a Sumerian Myth. Mesopotamia 1. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag, D.B.K.

  • history: UET 6, 0187 + 0466

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-09 at 21:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 000347, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346272.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P346272). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346272 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346272 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346272},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346272.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P346272). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346272 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346272 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346272},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346272
LB  - CDLI:P346272
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346272
ER  -
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