CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 (P369143)

Literary tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09954

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 3 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kab#-ta-at _szu_-su ul a-le-[...]
2. ad#-rat pu-luh-ta-szu u2-[...]
3. [en?]-nis-su ez-zi-ta a-bu-ba-ma [...]
4. dan#-na-at _ki-gub_-ta-szu2 i-[...]
5. dan#-nu _gig_ kab-ta ra-ma#-[ni] la i-[...]
6. e#-ru-ti ma-sza2-ku u2-szar-pa-du-ni-[in-ni ...]
7. ur#-ra u mu-szu2 isz-te-nisz a-na-as#-[...]
8. _masz2-ge6_ mu-na-at-tu2 mal-ma-lisz szu-um-ru#-[...]
9. isz-ta-nu et,-lu a-tir szi-kit-[ti]
10. mi-na-ta szur-ru-uh lu-bu-usz-ta ud-du-usz#
11. asz2-szu2 ina mu-na-at-ti szid-du-szu gat-ta su2-uq#-qu#
12. [me]-lam-me ha-lip2 la-bisz# pu#-ul-ha#-[...]
13. [...]-ba-am#-ma# it-ta-zi-iz! _ugu#_-[...]
14. [...]-ma# ih-ha-mu-u _uzu_-u-[...]
15. [...] be-el-ka# isz-pur-an#-[ni]
16. [...] iz#-ziz [szum]-ru#-[s,u] x-qa#-[...]
17. [...]-x-ma a-tam-ma-a [x]-mu!-szu2-nu#
18. [...] x-um-ma isz-pu-[...]
19. i#-qu-lu-ma ul i-[...]
20. szu#-ut isz-na-nin#-ni# [...]
21. asz2-ni#-ma [...]
22. ina _masz2#-ge6_ at,-[...]
23. isz-ta#-nu ra#-[...]
24. {gesz}bi-[nu] mu-li#-[...]
25. lal3-ur2-x-[...]
26. a-na ub-[...]
27. _a-mesz_ na#-[...]
28. szi-pat bal#-[...]
29. asz2-lu-usz# [...]
30. ina _masz2#-[ge6_ ...]
reverse
1. ni-szi-isz la#-[...]
2. szar-ra-at _ug3#-[mesz_ ...]
3. i-ru-ba-am-ma i-taz-[...]
4. iq!(QI)-ba-a a-hu-la-pi2 [...]
5. la ta-pal-lah iq-ba-a u2-sza2-ar#-[hi-s,a-an-ni lib3-bu]
6. me-mu _masz2-ge6_ i-t,ul [...]
7. iq-bu-u a-hu-la-pi2# ma-gal szum-[...]
8. a-a-um-ma sza2 ina szat mu-szi ib-ru-u bi#-[ra]
9. ina _masz2-ge6_ ur-{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#[{ki} ...]
10. et,-lu t,ar-ru a-pi-ir# a-[...]
11. _masz-masz_-um-ma na-szi# le#-'-[...]
12. {d}marduk-ma [...]
13. a-na {disz}szub#-[...]
14. ina _szu-min-mesz#_-[...]
15. a-na mut-[...]
16. it-tusz dam#-[...]
17. ina si-li-[...]
18. mur-s,i ar2#-hisz x [...]
19. ul-tu2 sza2 be-[li2]-ia# x [...]
20. sza2 [{d}]marduk# re-[...]
21. [il]-qu#-u2 un#-[...]
22. [...]-hur#-szu t,a-a-bu# [...]
23. [...] a#-hu-la-pi2 ma#-[gal ...]-uh#-ma
24. [...] a-na szu-pe2-e x [...]-te?
25. [...] x a-na DU!-lul x [...]-te#?
26. [...] x ar-ni [...]
27. [...] in-nit-ta [...]
28. [...] szer3-ti x [...]
29. [...] e-ga-[...]
30. [...] MI ID x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 3 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P369143

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 09954
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
CAMS/Ludlul (CAMS/Ludlul) P369143
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P369143

References

  • history: KAR, 175

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text III:E

    [Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-01-21 at 09:35:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-07-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369143.
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P369143). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369143 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369143 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369143},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369143.
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P369143). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369143 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369143 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369143},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P369143
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 001 artifact entry
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