CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154 (P346517)

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 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] dumu# {d#}en#-[...]
 en: Ninurta, son of Enlil, hero, who is like you?
2'. [...] ur#-sag za-e#!? x-[...]
 en: My king, the hero you(?) established for your regular offerings(?)
3'. [...]-e pa ma#?-[...]
 en: The one who has made an ancient thing manifest in your temple
4'. [...]-ta#? ma-ra#-il2#?-[...]
 en: The one who made ... rise from the dust for you in(?) your shrine
5'. [...]-zu#? nig2 ha#?-ba#?-ab-gu#?-ul#?-[...]
 en: He shall make (every)thing (in) your festival the greatest
6'. [...] ku3#-zu szu hu#-mu-ra-ab#-[...]
 en: He shall(?) perfect your holy rites for you
7'. [...]-ti-la-ga2# ka-ge ba-ab-du7 kalam#-[...]
 en: During(?) the years(?) of my(!?) life ... is suitable for speech and therefore I(!?) shall be praised in the land
8'. [...]-ra# sza3 an-na he2-en#-[...]
 en: For the lord, may he(?) appease the heart of An
9'. [...] {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-urta-ka#?-[...]
 en: For?) the strength(?) of Enlil, that of Ninurta
10'. [...] {d}ba-ba6 u4-de3-esz he2-en-na#-[...]
 en: May the young woman, mother Bau come out as sunlight(?) for him
11'. [...] ma2 nesag-a mu-na-ni-ib2-x-[...]
 en: For the lord ... on(?) the boat (loaded with) nesag offerings
12'. [...] ni2#-bi diri-ga-e# gu2 im-mar-mar#-[...]
 en: The boat floating downstream by itself gathered together(?) ...
13'. [...]-kar#-nun-ta-e3#-a a2# ku3 mu-x-[...]
 en: The vessel “set out from the noble harbor” sailed(?) with (cultic?) purity
14'. [...] {gesz}tukul sag3-ge silim-ma-ni-sze3# [...]
 en: On behalf of the well-being of the hero that smites with the weapon ...
15'. [...] x gu4? gaba mu-[...]
 en: The Anuna gods met him(?) ...
16'. [...]-ab-te-esz szu gaba ba#?-x-[...]
 en: They drew their noses to the ground(?) and ... their hands to their chests(?)
17'. [...]-zu#?-a szud3#? mu#-un-na#?-[...]
 en: For(?) the lord they uttered šud prayers with supplication
18'. [...] x x [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ki#-bala#-a# dub3# nim#-[...]
 en: Therefore(?) you ... the rebel land from the highland
2'. hur#-sag# ba#?-szum2#-ma ki#-bi# na#-an#-[...]
 en: The mountain that (you) gave away shall not be restored to its place
3'. iri#-bi du6#-du6#-da# ha#-ba#-ra#?-[...]
 en: Its cities shall be broken up(?) into ruin heaps
4'. barax(GUG2)-barax(GUG2) gal-gal-bi# zi# nu-mu-e-szi-pa-an#?-[...]
 en: Its great rulers do not breathe (anymore) because of you
5'. szita2#!? an-na bala sa6-ga nu-kur2#-[...]
 en: The udug/šita mace(!?) of An/heaven, a good reign that will not change
6'. til2# u4 su3-ra2 {gesz}kim {d#}en#-[...]
 en: A life of distant days, the aid/trust(?) of Enlil
7'. rab3 usu an-na nig2-ba-zu he2-[...]
 en: The neck stock(?), the strength of An/heaven, (these) shall be your gift
8'. ur#-sag-e a2-sag3 mu-un-ug5#?-[...]
 en: Because the hero killed the Asag
9'. [...] gu#-ru-um-bi mu-un-ak-[...]
 en: Because the lord made its pile (of stones)
10'. [...]-ba-sa2 im-mi-in-du11#-[...]
 en: Because he said “May the stone be rivaled(?)”
11'. [...] bi2#-in-gi4 mu-ni-UD-a-[...]
 en: Because the ušum serpent screamed and he(?) ...
12'. [...]-e# a-e sag an-ta giri3 im-ma-gar#?-[...]
 en: Because the hero established the path of(?) the water on the (short) upper side (of the field?)
13'. [...] zi#-de3 szu in-gi4-a-[...]
 en: Because he repaid/avenged(?) the fertile field
14'. [...]-gal2# pa bi2-in-e3-[...]
 en: Because he made the plow of/and(?) abundance manifest
15'. [...]-sin2 gub-bu mu-un-gar-ra-[...]
 en: Because he set in place the standing furrow
16'. [... {d}]en#-lil2#-la2#-[...]
 en: Because Ninurta, the son of Enlil, piled up large and small grain heaps
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)
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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346517

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346517

References

  • history: UET 6, 479

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

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 017 E3 (cited as 237)

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 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
2023-06-08 at 18:50:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-06-11 at 09:16:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 154 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346517.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154 artifact entry (No. P346517). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346517 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346517 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 154 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346517.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154 artifact entry (No. P346517). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346517 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346517 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346517},
}


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