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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034 (P403131)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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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

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. a-ma-a-ti im-tal-li-ku asz-szum _dingir_ bu-uk-ri-szu-un
2'. [...] pa#-a-szu i-pu#-[...]
3'. [...]-am-ma [...]
4'. [...]-esz la szup-szu#-[...]
5'. [...]-hal#-liq-ma [...]
6'. [...] lisz-sza2-[...]
7'. [...]-amat# an#-[...]
8'. [...]-uz#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

history: AOAT 375, pl. 10

[Kämmerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: MC 16, 045 + pl. 01 K 17842

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: K 17842

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-16 at 10:10:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:12:19	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19	Heinle, Michael	Transliteration	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (K.17842) (K.17842)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P403131) (P403131)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P403131) (P403131)
British Museum Collection (W_K-17842) (W_K-17842)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P403131.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P403131). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P403131 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P403131 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P403131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P403131},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P403131.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P403131). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P403131 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P403131 (Accessed: March 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P403131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P403131},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/3/24/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P403131
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