CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) (P274542)

Lexical tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040489 + BM 040782

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 1)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet fragment
obverse
1. ma-al-ku = szar-[ru]
2. ma-li-ku = <(szar-[ru])>
3. lu-li-mu = <(szar-[ru])>
4. pa-rak-ku = <(szar-[ru])>
5. e-tel-lum = <(szar-[ru])>
6. re#-'e-u2 = be-[lu]
7. e#-nu = <(be-[lu])>
8. [hal]-dim#-ma-nu = <(be-[lu])>
9. [szu]-e-tum = be-el-[tum?]
10. [en]-tum = <(be-el-[tum?])>
11. [ma]-al#-ka-tum = szar-ra-[tum?]
12. [sza2?]-nun#-ka-tum = <(szar-ra-[tum?])>
13. [ka]-ru#-bu = ru-bu-[u2?]
14. [ba]-qa-szu = ra-bu-[u2?]
15. [szu]-pu-u2 = <(ra-bu-[u2?])>
16. [ru]-um-tum = ka-bit-[tum?]
17. [x-x?]-ti-nu = kab-[tum?]
18a. [a]-rat#-tu-u2 = <(kab-[tum?])>
18b. ba-'-u2-[lu?] = [...]
19a. [ru]-us,-s,u-nu = <(kab-[tum?])>
19b. i-sza2-nu-[u2?] = [...]
20. sza#-nun-du = qar-ra-[du]
21a. ur#-sza2-nu = <(qar-ra-[du])>
21b. ka-szu-[szu] = [...]
22a. a-li-lu = <(qar-ra-[du])>
22b. pi-ia-a-mu# = [...]
23a. al-lal-lu = <(qar-ra-[du])>
23b. ma-am-lu# = [...]
24a. e-tel-lum = <(qar-ra-[du])>
24b. sza-ga-pi-ru# = [...]
25. taq-ri-du = qit-ru-du#
26. sza2-ka-du = <(qit-ru-du#)>
27. szar-ga-nu = dan-nu
28a. ur-na-tum = <(dan-nu)>
28b. kisz-szu = [...]
29a. pa-ag-lu = <(dan-nu)>
29b. esz-qu = [...]
30a. pa-asz2-qu = <(dan-nu)>
30b. kap-ka-pu = [...]
31a. mi-it-rum = <(dan-nu)>
31b. ra-asz2-bu = [...]
32a. da-pi-nu = <(dan-nu)>
32b. e-ma-mu = [...]
33a. mar-ma-ru = <(dan-nu)>
33b. resz-tum = [...]
34. kasz-[ka]-szu# = <(dan-nu)>
  (remainder broken)
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (malku-sharru 1)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

P274542 leadP274542 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P274542

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment (Surface: Good) Fragmented
obv. only; rev. = beginning of colophon

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 040489 + BM 040782
Accession Number 1881-04-28, 0028 + 1881-04-28, 0327

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.40489 + K.4409
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P274542
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274542
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P274542
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-4409

References

  • primary: CT 18, 27, 40782

    [Thompson1904CT18] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1904. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 18.

    collated

  • history: Meissner Supplement, Supp. 26 (BM 040782) ?

    [Meissner1898Supp] Meissner, Bruno. 1898. Supplement Zu Den Assyrischen Wörterbüchern.

  • history: Rawlinson 2R, 31, 3

    [Rawlinson1866R2] Rawlinson, Henry C., and Edwin Norris. 1866. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia: Vol. 2. A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria. London : Lithographed by R. E. Bowler.

    credit Norris

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 09:11:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-16 at 18:58:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 12:57:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 14:11:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:51:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 27, (BM 40782 Only) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274542.
CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) artifact entry (No. P274542). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274542 (Original work published 2005)
CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274542 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 27, ({BM} 40782 only) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274542},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 27, (BM 40782 Only) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274542.
CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) artifact entry (No. P274542). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274542 (Original work published 2005)
CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274542 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 27, ({BM} 40782 only) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274542},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P274542
LB  - CDLI:P274542
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CT 18, pl. 27, (BM 40782 only) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274542
ER  -
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