CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 060 (P346570)

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 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. a2# mah# szum2#-ma# [...]
 en: I am one given strength by Enlil
2'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar sul#? [...]
 en: I am lipit-Ištar, his attentive youth
3'. dingir-re-e-ne sag#-[...]
 en: I am the constant (attendant) of the gods
4'. e2-kur#-re musz3 nu#-[...]
 en: In the Ekur I am its unceasing one
5'. lugal#? kadra#-sze3 masz2# [...]
 en: I am the king who holds the goat kid to his chest as a greeting gift
6'. [...]-na giri17# [...]
 en: I am the one humbled and touching the nose in submission
7'. lugal szud3-de3 gub#-ba# [...]
 en: I am the king standing in prayer
8'. inim# sa6-sa6-ge {d}en-[...]
 en: I am the one who makes words pleasant, who pacifies Enlil
9'. [a]-ra-zu-ne {d#}nin#-lil2# [...]
 en: I am one (whose) supplication/prayers make Ninlil rejoice
10'. [...] nu#-dag#-[...]
 en: I am the unceasing one serving Nuska
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ka#?-asz#? bar#?-re#?-[...]
 en: I am judge who sets affairs straight when he is to make a decision
2'. [...]-kur#-re a2 ag2-ga2-[...]
 en: I am adept at giving orders to the lands
3'. [...]-si-sa2 ki-en-gi [...] su kalam#-[...]
 en: I established justice in Sumer and Akkad and sweetened the flesh of the land
4'. nig2#-gin6-na-gu10-sze3# [...]
 en: What can be abandoned because of my truth?
5'. nun# {d}li-pi2#-[...]
 en: I am lipit-Ištar, who sets the people in order
6'. [...]-gu10#-sze3# a-na#-[...]
 en: What has ceased because of my justice?
7'. [...] nig2#?-[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
left
1. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
2. [...] gin6#-na-me-en#
 en: I am the bright-faced hero who solidifies the troop formation

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 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UET 6, 0532

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 05621 & U 05656
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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 15:29:46 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000481 (Lipit-Ishtar A) composite (P479861) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000481, Ex. 060 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346570.
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 060 artifact entry (No. P346570). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346570 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 060 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346570 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000481, ex. 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346570},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346570},
}


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