CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 153 (P346515)

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 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
 en: (Only) those not at the fore and the weak shall be given to you
2'. [...]-sze3 gar-ba-ni#-[...]
 en: ...
3'. [...] he2-em#-[...]
 en: Apply ... for the hunger ration of the land, may (your yield) fill the hand of/be given to your city
4'. [...]-sal# ur-sag geme2 he2-me#-[...]
 en: (You) shall be derided, you shall be the champion (only) of the servant girl(s)
5'. [...]-ra#-ab hu-mu-ra-ab-x [...]
 en: “Hurry, run” shall be said(!?) to you, (you) shall be called this name
6'. [...] nam tar-ra {d}nin-urta#-[...]
 en: Now, it is the determined fate of Ninurta
7'. [...] gi17-ib di-[...] he2-en-na-nam-ma am3#?
 en: So that the land performs a painful task, thus it is so!
  double ruling
8. [...] n 8(disz)
 en: (Subtotal:) ... + 8 (lines)
reverse
1. [...] x [...]
 en: The king attended to the diorite
2. [...] x
 en: The angry one(?) ... faithfully ... he was singing/lamenting(?)
3. [...] nam# am3-mi-ib2#?-[...]
 en: Ninurta, the son of Enlil, was decreeing a fate
4. [...] kur2-ra
 en: Diorite, your battle is changed at its rear
5. [...]-u3-nam
 en: Like thick smoke you are fixed there(?) for me
6. [... nu]-mu#-e-szum2#
 en: You did not raise an arm (against me), you did not seek me out
7. [...] x [...]
 en: (Saying) “it is a lie, the lord alone is a hero”
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 477

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

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 017 C3 (cited as 94)

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-08 at 18:50:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-09 at 21:15:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 153 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346515.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 153 artifact entry (No. P346515). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346515 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 153 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346515 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 153 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346515},
}


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