CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 151 (P349103)

Literary tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
1. [...]-un#-u5#
2. [...]-ur4#-e
3. [{gisz}mi]-tum#-e kur#-sze3# ka ba#-ab-du8
4. {gisz#}tukul-e gu2-erim2-sze3 tesz2-bi i3-gu7#-e
5. im#-hul im-u18-lu gisz-a mu-un-DU
6. mar#-uru5 sze-ba mu-un-de3-en#-DU
7. ur#-sag-ra uru2-mah-sag-gi4-a igi-sze3 mu-un-na-DU#
8. sahar# i3-zi-zi sahar i3-ga2-ga2
9. du6#-[du6] tun3#-la2-a mu-un-si-ge4 a-ga-zi i3-kab-be2
10. u3#-dub2 i3-szeg3 izi i3-su13-su13-su13 izi lu2 ba-an-zal#-e#
11. gisz#-mah ur2-bi-a mu-un-bal-e {gisz}tir-ra gur5-ru# i#?-i#?
12. ki#-i sza3-bi szu ba-szi-ri-ri a2-gig-ga i#-i
13. {i7#}idigna i3-suh3 i7 ur4-ur4 i3-lu3 szu im-tu#-bu#-ur#
14. ma2-kar-nun-ta-e3 me3-sze3 giri3 im-mi-ib2-ul4-en
15. ug3-bi ki-du-bi nu-um-zu e2-gar8 DU3 i3-ak-de3
16. muszen-dal-e-bi sag ib2-ta-DU a2-ba ki mu-un-te-ge26-e
17. ku6-bi engur-ra u5 mi-ni-ib2-ra ka mu-un-ba-ba-e
reverse
1. edin-ba masz2-ansze#-bi# u2#-gug# mi-ni-ib2-du11 buru5#{muszen#}-re-esz# szu# mi-ni#-ib2-hu-uz
2. a-gi6-zi#-bi# gul#-bi kur-gul-gul
3. ki#-bal-a# ur#-sag# {d}nin-urta |IM#.MA#.DU| i3-tuku
4. lu2-im2-ma-bi# kur#-re# im#-ra# iri-bi bu-du-ug im-za
5. x x-bi# [girisz]-gin7#? gir2#-gir#-ma# ugu-ugu#-bi# mu-un-szu2
6. szu#?-bi# U2 [...] KAL#-gin7# tesz2#-ba mu-un#-ri
7. sag-bi# [...] im# bi2#-ib2#-kar-re
8. kur-ra# [...] dal#-li#-ib2#-di# nu#-ga2-ga2
9. zi#-bi# gaba#-bi# ib2#-il2#-il2
10. [...]-sze3 x gu2#-za3# bi2#-ib#-la2
11. [...] asz2! im#-[mi-ib2-sar]-re-e#-ne#
12. [...] ha#-lam#-[ma]-bi#-a [...]-ga2#-ne#
13. [...] [i-ni]-in#-de2
14. [...] [mu]-un#-tag
15. [...] [gu2]-erim2#-sze3#
16. [...]-ge#
17. [...]-e#

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)
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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P349103

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 17259,v
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P349103

References

  • history: AUWE 23, 100

    [Cavigneaux1996AUWE23] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1996. Uruk. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Dem Planquadrat Pe XVI-4/5. Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka. Endberichte, Band 23. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 019 B5

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 151 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P349103.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry (No. P349103). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349103 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349103 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349103},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 151 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P349103.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry (No. P349103). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349103 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349103 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 151 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349103},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/5/
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