CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 (P346555)

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 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ba#?-ab#?-gar x [...]
 en: ... put water in the field, the city(?) was “consumed by the marsh” (i.e. destroyed)
2'. [...] gi# ki#-usz2#?-a-gin7 tu#-[...]
 en: ... was being done(?), like the reeds of a wasteland, giving birth was not being established
3'. [...] x ba#-du11# iri#?-a nig2#-hul#?-[...] x mu-un-da-an#-[...]
 en: They(?) scattered ... away, in the city evil ...
reverse
1. [...] te# ug3-ba nig2-me-gar tug2-gin7# [...]
 en: A stupor covered? the terrified heart of the people like a garment
2. [{d}]udug sa6-ga-bi ib2-ta-[...] {d}lamma-bi ba-da-[...]
 en: Its good udug protective deity left, its lamma protective deity fled
3. [...] edin-e bar bi2-ib-[...] giri3# kur2 ba#-ra-[...]
 en: The lamma protective deity roamed(!?) in the plain, it took a different path
  rest 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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


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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
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-06-11 at 11:02:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000382 (Lament for Uruk) composite (P469684) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346555.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P346555). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346555 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346555 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346555},
}

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M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346555.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P346555). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346555 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346555 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346555},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346555
LB  - CDLI:P346555
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346555
ER  - 
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