CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 (P349412)

Lexical tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036387

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (enuma elish 4 (witness); malku-sharru 4-5 (witness) extract tablet)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet fragment
  school exercise tablet; collated after photo
obverse
  = selections from udug-hul, unknown & en=uma elisz
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a?-gi?]-lu# = ma-la#-[hu]
2'. [A]-U5# = MIN<(ma-la#-[hu])>
3'. [x-x]-x?#-ku = e-s,i-[ru]
  in 1st sub col.: x?# = lower horizontal wedge + final vertical wedge; may be end of RA
4'. [alam-gu]-u2 = pur-kul-lum#
  ruling
5'. [za]-dim#-mu = MIN<(pur-kul-lum#)>
6'. [kar?]-tap#-pu = szak-ru
  in 2nd sub col.: spacing may allow for a sign at right edge, now broken
  ruling
7'. [a-szu]-u2 = bu-u2-lu?#
  in 2nd sub col.: lu?# = upper horizontal wedge head at right break
8'. [sa]-asz#-du = MIN<(bu-u2-lu?#)>
9'. [x]-ub#-ru = MIN<(bu-u2-lu?#)>
10'. da#-ap-pa-nu = a-szu-u2# aq#-[ru]
11'. as#-lum = im-me?#-[ru]
  in 2nd sub col.: me?# = vertical wedge faintly visible
12'. gu#-uk-kal-lum = MIN<(im-me?#-[ru])>
13'. pa#-si-lum = MIN<(im-me?#-[ru])>
top
1. {iti}AB UD 2(disz)-KAM

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (enuma elish 4 (witness); malku-sharru 4-5 (witness) extract tablet) School text
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P349412

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 036387
Accession Number 1880-06-17, 0113

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.36387
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P349412
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P349412
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-0617-113

References

  • history: BAM 8, 174-216

    [Geller2016BAM8] Geller, Markham J. 2016. Healing Magic and Evil Demons. Canonical Udug-Hul Incantations. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen 8. Boston, MA: De Gruyter.

  • history: AOAT 275, 249 BM 036387

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: MC 16, 085 + pl. 18 BM 036387

    [LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-18 at 14:45:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-15 at 10:24:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-16 at 19:53:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:50:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:25:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.04, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P349412.
CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P349412). (2025, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349412 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349412 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	month = {apr 18},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349412},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.04, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P349412.
CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P349412). (2025, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349412 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349412 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 18},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349412},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349412},
}


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DA  - 2025/4/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P349412
LB  - CDLI:P349412
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002718.04, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P349412
ER  -
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