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

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'. [...]-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#
  rest broken
reverse
  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/P395586

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 K 04488 + K 07871 + K 16969

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.16969 + K.4488 + K.7871
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P395586
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P395586
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-16969

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:21:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 26, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	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: October 26, 2026).
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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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