CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 058 (P346558)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.01 Šulgi A ('Decad no. 01') (witness))Language(s)
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1. lugal#?-me-en sza3-ta# [...]
en: I am the king, from the womb I was a hero
2. {d#}sul-gi-me-en# [...]
en: I am Shulgi, after I was born, I was a mighty male
3. [...] igi# husz uszumgal-[...]
en: I am a pirig creature with a furious face that was given birth to by an ušumgal creature
4. [...] an#-ub-ta# limmu2#?-[...]
en: I am the king of the four quarters
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5'. [...] sipa# sag-gig2#-[...]
en: I am the herder and shepherd of the black-headed
6'. [...]-gal2# dingir# kur#-[...]
en: I am the authoritative one, the god of the lands
7'. [...] x [...]
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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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history: UET 6, 0520
[Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.
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- Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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- Excavation No: U 11696
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2019-06-11 at 11:10:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000395 (Shulgi A) composite (P469697) | View the score |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
year = {2023},
month = {jun 28},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000395, ex. 058 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P346558},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346558},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2023/6/28/ PY - 2023 ID - P346558 LB - CDLI:P346558 M1 - 2025/11/13/ TI - CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 058 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P346558 ER -