CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 (P346680)

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 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en#-e nig2-ul-e pa na#-[...]
 en: The lord also made manifest an ancient thing
2. en nam tar-ra-na szu# [...]
 en: The lord, in order to never change his decreed fate
3. {d}en-lil2 numun kalam-ma [...]
 en: The lord, in order to bring out the seed of the land from the earth
4. an ki-ta bad-re6-[...] sag# [...]
 en: He also moved forward to make heaven far apart from earth
5. [...] an-ta bad-re6-[...] sag# [...]
 en: He also moved forward to make heaven far apart from earth
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (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 000778 (Song of Hoe) composite (P478966) Q000778 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346680

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) 5.5.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.5.4
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346680

References

  • history: UET 6, 0643

    [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
2019-06-12 at 09:23:18 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 000778, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346680.
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P346680). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346680 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346680 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346680},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346680
LB  - CDLI:P346680
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346680
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000778, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346680.
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P346680). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346680 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346680 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346680},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346680
LB  - CDLI:P346680
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346680
ER  -
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