CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 007 (P395586)

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

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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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-szi#-bu#
2'. [...]-kur2#-szu-un
3'. [...]-x mu-szi
4'. [...] e-li-ia
5'. [...] la s,a-al-la-ku
6'. [...]-nu lu-sap-pi-ih#
7'. [...]-is,#-lal ni-i-[...]
8'. [...] ina sze-me2-e-[...]
9'. [...] e-lu har-mi-[...]
10'. [...]-gu#-gat3 e-disz-szi-[...]
11'. [...]-mi-[...] a-na kar-szi-sza
12'. [...] sza2 ni-ib-nu-u2# nu-usz-hal-laq#-[...]
13'. [...]-ru-s,a-at-ma ni#-[...]-du#-ud t,a-[...]
14'. [...]-mu _abzu#_ i#-[...]
15'. [...]-ru# mi-[...]
16'. [...] al-ka#-[...]
17'. [...] szup#-szu-hat
18'. [...] x im-me-ru pa#-[...]
19'. [...]-pu-du an _dingir#-dingir#_ dumu#-[...]
20'. [...]-ti-di-ir ki-szad#-[...]
21'. [...]-szu# u2-na-saq sza2-[...]
22'. [...]-x pu-uh-ru-usz-szun#
23'. [...]-szu#-nu usz-tan-nu-[...]
24'. [...] x i#-dul-[...]
25'. [...]-qu#-um-mesz usz-bu#
26'. [...]-pe#-szu te-le-'#-x
27'. [...] i#-sze-'-a szib-qi2-szu-un
28'. [...]-li# u2-kin-szu#
29'. [...] el-lu#
30'. [...]-szi#-ih#
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Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: STC 1, 185 (K 04488)

    [King1902STC1] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. I : English Translations, Transliterations, Glossary, Introduction, Etc. Vol. 12. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series . London : Luzac.

  • history: MC 16, 045

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 04488 + K 07871 + K 16969

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:21:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395586.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P395586). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395586 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395586 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395586},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395586.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P395586). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395586 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395586 (Accessed: September 20, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395586},
}

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