CDLI Literary 000767, ex. 008 (P346316)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 5.04.01 Two Scribes (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. pesz2-{gesz}guszur-ra {gesz}guszur-ra mu-szub!?
en: A “mouse of the roof beam” fell (from?) a roof beam
2. {d}nin-ka6 mu-un-na-te
en: A mongoose approached it
3. nig2-na-me-zu ab-hul
en: "Everything of yours has been destroyed”
4. za-e# la-ba-<<an>>-e-te
en: (The rodent replied) “You did not approach”
5. nig2-na-me-zu al-sa2-en e-sze
en: I compare with everything of yours”
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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history: Alster Proverbs, 308
[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
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history: UET 6, 0238
[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 17207.091
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000767 (Two Scribes) composite (P481441) | View the score |
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 2},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000767, ex. 008 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346316},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346316},
}
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