CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 (P346457)

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

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 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] si#-si-ge5-[...]
 en: When(?) he was to water the garden plots
2'. [...] x ak-da-ni#
 en: When he was to surround the vegetables with a cistern/fountain (i.e., irrigate?)(!?)
3'. [...] a-na nu-me-a-bi
 en: One garden plot/plant(?) was not (there as expected), what was (in) its absence/its nothingness?(?)
4'. [...]-bala#? zu2 im-mi-in-gaz2
 en: He uprooted it(?), and chewed it
5'. [...] a-na im-de6-a-bi
 en: What had the stormwind brought?
6'. [...] im-mi-ib2-ra
 en: It pelted his eye with the dust/sand of the mountain
7'. [...] sa-sa-da-ni
 en: When he ... the corner of his eye
8'. [...] za3-bi nu-un-zu
 en: That which he removed from it(?), he could not ascertain its limit
9'. [...] un3#-na kur utu-e3-sze3 igi mu-un#-du8#-ru#?
 en: He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises
10'. [...] kur utu-szu2-usz-sze3 igi mu-un-du8#-[ru]
 en: He looked towards the lowland and saw the “high gods of the mountain of/where the sun rises
11'. [...] x [...] mu#-ni#-[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (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 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite (P469522) Q000340 View the score

Record

Shaffer: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 419Shaffer: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 419

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P346457

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
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) 1.3.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.3.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346457

References

  • history: UET 6, 0418

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

  • history: Inanna and Shukalletuda, 094 Gu1, pl.6 (cited as UET 6/3, 129A)

    [Volk1995InannaShukalletuda] Volk, Konrad. 1995. Inanna Und Šukaletuda : Zur Historisch-Politischen Deutung Eines Sumerischen Literaturwerkes. Vol. 3. Santag. Weisbaden : Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-13 at 15:46:02 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
2019-06-09 at 20:50:50 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346457.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P346457). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346457 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346457 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346457},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346457.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P346457). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346457 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346457 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346457
LB  - CDLI:P346457
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346457
ER  -
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