CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 (P346781)

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 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x an#-ba# [...]
 en: An imposed my aura/fear of me in the heavens
2'. za#-e-me-en inim-gu10 [...] gaba ri# la-ba#-[...]
 en: It is you who has made my word have no rival in the universe
3'. [...]-ra {gesz#?}[...]
 en: In the outskirts of heaven there is a silig axe
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (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 000339 (Inanna and Ebih) composite (P469521) Q000339 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P346781

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
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) 1.3.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.3.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346781

References

  • history: Fs Eichler (pp. 123-149), 126

    [Delnero2011FsEichler] Delnero, Paul. 2011. “‘Inana and Ebiḫ’ and the Scribal Tradition.” In A Common Cultural Heritage: Studies on Mesopotamia and the Biblical World in Honor of Barry L. Eichler, 123–49. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press.

  • history: UET 6, 0744

    [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
2024-09-19 at 16:23:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-06-09 at 20:48:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000339, Ex. 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346781.
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry (No. P346781). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346781 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346781 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000339, Ex. 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346781.
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry (No. P346781). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346781 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346781 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346781},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346781},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346781
LB  - CDLI:P346781
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346781
ER  -
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