CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 (P365278)

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

Lineart

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)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-lum# [...]
2'. [...]-risz {d}[...]
3'. [...]-ma# qud-mesz [...]
4'. [...]-tal-li-ku [...]
5'. [...]-a-szu2# [...]
6'. [...] el-le-tam#-[...]
7'. [...]-ma# al-kat3-su#-nu# [...]
8'. [...]-szu#-ha-ku mu#-[...]
9'. [...]-ma# al-kat3-su-nu# [...]
10'. qu#-lu lisz-sza2-kin-ma ni-is,-lal# [...]
11'. [...]-amat an-ni-ta i#-[...]
12'. [...]-ta-si e-[...]
13'. is-si-ma mar-s,i-isz ug-gu-gat# [...]
14'. [...]-ta# it-ta-di [...]
15'. [...]-na#-a ni-i-nu [...]
16'. al#-kat3-su-nu lu szum-ru-s,a-at#-ma# nisz#-[...]
17'. [...]-pu-ul-ma {d}mu-um-mu _abzu_ i#-[...]
18'. _sukkal#_ la ma#-gi-ru mi-lik mu#-[...]
19'. hul#-li-qam# _ad_ al-ka-ta e#-[...]
20'. [...]-risz# lu szup#-szu#-ha-at mu-szisz lu#-u2# [...]
21'. [...]-szum-ma _abzu_ im-me-ru pa-nu#-[...]
22'. [...]-ne2-e-ti ik-pu-du a-na _dingir-dingir dumu#_-[...]
23'. [...]-mu# i-te#-dir ki#-[...]
24'. [...]-am# bir-ka-a-szu2 u2#-na-asz2-saq# [...]
25'. [...] ik#-pu-du pu#-[...]
26'. [...]-ri#-szu2-nu [...]
27'. [...] i#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ha#-[...]
2'. [...]-me# usz-tasz-sza2#-[...]-li-isz [...]-il#
3'. [...]-ir#-szu2-nu szar-ba#-ba# lisz#-har#-[...]
4'. [...]-mur-szu2-nu lisz-tah-hi-t,am-ma la i-ne2-'u-u2 i#-[...]
5'. [...]-ziz# ba-asz-mu musz-husz u3 {d}[...]
6'. [...]-_gal#-mesz ur-idim-mesz_ gir2-tab-lu2-u18#-[...]
7'. [...]-me# da-ab-ru-te ku6-lu2-u18-lu u3 ku#-[...]
8'. [...]-szi# kak-ku la pa-du-u2 la a-di-ru# [...]
9'. [...] te#-re-tu-sza2 la mah-ra szi#-[...]
10'. [...]-pu#-na-ma is-ten esz-ret _gin7_ szu-a-ti usz#-[...]
11'. [...] _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk-ri-sza2 szu-ut isz-ku-nu#-[...]
12'. [...]-sza2#-asz2-qa {d}qin-gu ina bi-ri-szu2-nu sza2-a-szu2# [...]
13'. [...]-kut# mah-ri pa-an um-ma-ni mu-'-ir-ru-[...]
14'. [...]-e# _{gesz}tukul_ ti-is,-bu-tu de-ku-u2 a-na#-[...]
15'. [...] tam#-ha-ru ra-ab sik-ka#-[...]
16'. [...]-tusz-szu u2-sze-szi-ba-asz2-szu2 ina [...]
17'. [...]-ka# ina _ukken dingir-mesz_ u2-szar#-[...]
18'. [...] _dingir-mesz_ gim-ra-at#-szu-nu qa-tuk#-ka# [...]
19'. [...]-ta#-ma ha-'-i-ri e-du-x [...]
20'. [...]-u2 zik-ru-ka _ugu_ x [...]
21'. [...]-ma# _dub nam-mesz_ i-ra-[...]
22'. [...]-ka la in-nen-na-a# [...]
23'. [...]-in-gu szu-usz-qu#-[...]
24'. [...] re#-e-szu2 szi-ma#-[...]
25'. [...]-nu# _{d}gesz-bar#_ [...]
26'. [...] ma#-ag-sza2-ru# [...]
  single ruling
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365278

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

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 1981-07-27, 0080

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P365278

References

  • history: CT 13, pl. 02, 1981-07-27, 80

    [King1901CT13] King, Leonard W. 1901. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 13.

  • history: MC 16, 045

    [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
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365278.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P365278). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365278 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365278 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365278},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P365278.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P365278). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365278 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365278 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365278},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365278},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P365278
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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