CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 (P346458)

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'. [...]-x-na#? [...]
 en: Its shade, having spent its time low, was not returning (i.e., receding?) at either noon or evening
2'. [... mu]-un#-nigin2-na-ta ki mu#-un#!-nigin2#-na#-[ta]
 en: At that time, after my lady roamed heaven and roamed earth
3'. [...] mu#-un-nigin2-na-ta ki mu-un-nigin2-na-[ta]
 en: At that time, after Inanna roamed heaven and roamed earth
reverse
1. [...] mu-un-nigin2-na-ta
 en: After she roamed Elam and Subir
2. [...] mu-un-nigin2-na-ta
 en: After she roamed the entangled base of heaven
3. [...]-ma#?-te dur2?-bi-sze3 ba-nu2
 en: The nugig midwife approached the tree by/after? her exhaustion and laid down at its bottom
4. [...] sar#-ra#-ka#-ni#!? igi im-ma-ni#-x-[...]
 en: Šukaletuda looked at the border of his garden
5. [...] x x x [...]
 en: Inanna ... the seven ... of her genitalia
  rest 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, 418Shaffer: probably part of same tablet as UET 6/3, 418

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346458

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) 1.3.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.3.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346458

References

  • history: UET 6, 0419

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

  • history: Inanna and Shukalletuda, 094 Gu2, pl.6 (cited as UET 6/3, 79)

    [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 20:52:15 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 000340, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346458.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P346458). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346458 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346458 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346458},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346458.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P346458). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346458 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346458 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346458},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346458
LB  - CDLI:P346458
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346458
ER  -
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