CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 (P346010)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (explicit malku-sharru 1)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet fragment
  note: fragment of a larger "Sammeltafel"?
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1'
  (beginning broken)
1'. sza#-[mu-uk-tum] = [x]
2'. ha-[ar-ma-tum] = [x]
3'. ha-[ri-im-tum] = [x]
4'. ka#-[az-ra-tum] = [x]
5'. ke-[ez-re-tum] = [x]
6'. ik-[...] = [x]
7'. KAR-[KID] = [x]
8'. a-szub#-[ba-tum] = [x]
9'. DAM [...] = [...]
10'. pa-x#-[x-x] = [...]
11'. {mi2}LUGAL#-[x] = [...]
12'. ma-al-[ka-tum] = [...]
13'. E2-KUR [...] = [...]
  note: in 1st sub col. perhaps read: e2-kur-[ri-tu]?
  ruling
14'. pa-la(SZU)!-[u2] = [...]
15'. ni-i-[ru] = [x]
16'. um#-ma#-[nu] = [...]
  (remainder broken)
column 2'
  (beginning broken)
1'. [...] = [hi]-ir#-[tum]
2'. [...] = [x]
3'. [...] = asz2#-sza2-tu?#
4'. [...] = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
5'. [...] = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
6'. [...]-x# = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
7'. [...]-x# = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
  ruling
8'. [...]-x# = ma-a-ru
9'. [ze-e]-ru# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
10'. [ni-ip]-ru# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
11'. [bu-u2]-nu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
12'. [pi-te-e?]-qu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
13'. [li-da]-nu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
14'. [im-me]-ru?# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
15'. [ba]-bu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
16'. [...] = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
17'. [...] = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
18'. [...] = MIN#<(ma-a-ru)>
19'. [...] = MIN#<(ma-a-ru)>
  note: 2nd sub col. blank after line 19'; probably = 4-5 2(disz) signs
  (remainder broken)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number Sm 0053

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.53
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P346010
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346010
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P346010
British Museum Collection (BM) W_SM-53

References

  • primary: CT 18, 18, Sm 0053

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 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 07:42:50 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 05:20:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-08-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 18, Sm 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346010.
CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (No. P346010). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 18, {Sm} 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 18, Sm 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346010.
CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (No. P346010). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 18, {Sm} 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346010
LB  - CDLI:P346010
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346010
ER  -
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