CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 (P346526)

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 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. dumu# ki ag2#?-[...]
 en: You should not kiss your beloved son
2'. dumu hul# gig#-[...]
 en: You should not pelt your hated son
3'. i {d}utu kur-[...]
 en: The complaint of the netherworld would seize you
4'. i3-nu?-x [...]
 en: For the recumbent one, for the recumbent one
5'. ur#?-[...]
 en: For hero(?) Ninazu, the recumbent one
6'. e2#? [...]
 en: ...
7'. x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
 en: ...
2'. me-sze3#? tum3? [...]
 en: Where will ... be brought to (how will ... succeed?) ...
3'. inim du11-ga-gu10-sze3 er2-bi#? [...]
 en: Because of my uttered words, ... does not ... weeping
4'. tukumbi a2 ag2#-[...]
 en: If I tell you about the regulations of the netherworld
5'. za-e tusz-a er2-ra# x [...]
 en: You must sit and weep, and I shall sit and weep
6'. gesz3 ki? bi2-in-x [...]
 en: The penis that ... has “planted"(?), by which you have pleased your libido
7'. gesz e2 sumun-a-gin7# [...]
 en: Like the wood of a dilapidated house(?), it is infested by parasites(?)
8'. gal4#-la me-na-am3 ga#-an#-szi#?-du#?-[...]
 en: Having said “where is the vagina? I shall go to her”
9'. [...]-la# ki#-in-dar-gin7 x-[...]
 en: (That) vagina is filled with dust like a crevice
10'. [...] x bi2#-du11 [...]
 en: The lord said “alas” and sat in the dust
11'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) Q000364 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346526

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) 1.8.1.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.1.4
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346526

References

  • history: UET 6, 0488

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-11 at 09:33:36 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 000364, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346526.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P346526). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346526 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346526 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346526},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346526
LB  - CDLI:P346526
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346526
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346526.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P346526). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346526 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346526 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346526},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346526
LB  - CDLI:P346526
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 058 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346526
ER  -
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