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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 037 (P346461)

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

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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 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
(surface uncertain)
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
en: ...
2'. [...] x
en: ...
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. ga2-nu [...]
en: Come, Inanna, enter!
2'. {d}inanna [...]
en: As Inanna was entering
3'. gi-disz-[ninda ...]
en: He removed the measuring rod and measuring line from her hand
4'. abul [...]
en: As she was entering the first gate
rest broken
reverse
broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: UET 6, 0422

[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Excavation No: U —
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2021-10-15 at 10:59:23	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2019-06-09 at 20:58:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-10-19 at 09:43:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10	Heinle, Michael	Atf	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N.		CDLI	approved

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Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903)	View the score

Notes

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“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346461.

CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P346461). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346461 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346461 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346461},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346461.

CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P346461). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346461 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346461 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346461},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346461},
}

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ER  -

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