CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 010 & 002701.02, ex. 007 & 002701.05, ex. 001 (P404893)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032208 + BM 032214 + BM 032371 + BM 032378 + BM 032449 + BM 032659 + BM 032694 + frags.

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1-2, 5 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-nisz# isz#-hi#-it,#
2'. [...] pi#-rit-tum
3'. [...] ar2#-pu-du
4'. [...] ud#-da-kam2
5'. [...] ul# par-sat
6'. [... ger]-ru#-u2-a
7'. [...]-tum#
8'. [...]
9'. [... le]-em#-ni
10'. [...]-nu# _ugu_-ia2
11'. [...] nu#-ul-la-a-tu2
12'. [...] u2#-szat-bak
13'. [...]-bi# te#-er-tu-szu2
14'. [...]-ah#
15'. [...]-mi#?
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-'i#-mi# asz2#-t,u#
2'. [...]-ra#-ku nap-pa-lu-u2
3'. [... isz]-szi#-ir _saga_-tim
4'. [... i]-nam#-mir {d}utu-szi
5'. [...]-lat,# a#-da#-nu i-ti-iq
6'. [... le]-mun# le-mun-ma
7'. [... u2]-ta#-as,#-s,a-pu isz-szar5-tam ul u2-tam2#
8'. [...]-ma# ul i-din-nu pa-nu-usz
9'. [u2]-sa#-al#-li# {d}isz-tar ul sza2-qa-a re-szi-szu2
10'. _{lu2#}hal_ ina bi#-ri ar2-kat2 ul ip-ru-us
11'. [ina] masz2-sza2-ku _{lu2}ensi_ ul u2-sza2-pi di-in-szu2-nu
12'. za#-qi2#-qi2# a-bal-ma ul u2-pat-ta uz-nu
13'. [_{lu2}masz-masz_] ina _ke4-ke4_-t,e-e# ki-mil-tu2 ul ip-t,ur3#
14'. [a-a-i]-tum# ep-sze-e-tum# sza2-na-tum ma-ti-tan
15'. [a]-mur#-ma ar-ka-tum ri-da-tu2 ip-pe-ri#
16'. ki#-ma sza2 tam-qi2-tum ana _dingir-mesz_ la uk-tin-nu
17'. u3# ina ma-ka-le-e disz-tar-ri la i-zak-ru
18'. [ap]-pi la e-nu-u2 szu-ken-nu la am-ri#
19'. [ina pi]-i#-szu ip-par-ku-u2 su-pe-e u tes2-le-[ti]
20'. ib#-t,i#-la u4-mu# _dingir-mesz_ i-sze-et, esz-sze-e-szu
21'. id-du-u2 ah-szu-u2 me-e-szu _dingir-mesz_ i-me#-e-szu#
22'. pa-la-hu u it-mu-du la u2-szal#-me2-du _ug3-[mesz_-szu2]
23'. _dingir_-szu2 la iz-ku#-ru i-ku-lu a-kal-su
24'. i-zib {d}isz#-tar#-ta-szu2 _zi3-mad-ga2_ la ub-lu
25'. a-na sza2# szu-u2 be-la-szu2 im-szu-u2
26'. nisz _dingir#_-szu2# kab-tam qal-lisz iz-ku-ru ana-ku am-szal#
27'. ah-su#-[us]-ma# ra-ma-nu su-pe-e u tes2-le-[tum]
28'. tes2-le#-[ti] tas#-si2-ma-tu2 ni-qu-u2 u sak-ku-u2#-[a]
29'. [...]-hu _dingir-mesz_ t,u-ub lib3-bi-ia2#
30'. u4-mu# re#-du#-tu2 {d}isz#-tar# ne2#-me-ru ta-at#-[tur-ru]
31'. ik-ri-bi _lugal#_ [szi]-i# hi-du#-[ti]
32'. u3 ni-gu-ta-szu2 ana _saga_-tim szum-[ma]
33'. u2-sza2-ri ana _kur_-i me-e-su _dingir-mesz_ na-s,a#-[ri]
34'. szu-um disz-ta-ri szu-qu-ru ni-szi-ia usz#-[...]
35'. ta-na-da-a-tu2 _lugal_ i-lisz# u2-masz-szal#
36'. u# pu-luh-tu2 _e2#-gal#_ um-ma-ni# u2-szal-mi-du
37'. [lu]-u2# i-di [ki-i it]-ti# [_dingir]-mesz#_ i-ta#-am#-gu#-ru an-[na-a-ti]
38'. [...] _dingir#-mesz_ gul-lul#-[tum]
39'. [...] _ugu# dingir-mesz_-szu2 dam#-[qat]
40'. [a-a-u2 t,e3]-e#-em# _dingir#-mesz#_ qe2#-reb _an_-e i-lam#-[mad]
41'. [...]-ze#-e i-ha#-[ak]-kim# man-nu#
42'. [... il]-ma-du a-lak-tu2 _dingir-mesz#_ [...]
43'. [... ib]-lu#-t,u i-mu-ut [...]
44'. x x x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. ina# [...]
2'. u3# [...]
3'. ba#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [... i]-le#-qa-an-ni#
3'. [... u2]-sze#-re-ba-an-ni
4'. [...]-qu# {d}marduk [x?]
5'. ha-di#-tum# [...] u2-kasz-szu2 {d}s,ar-pa-ni-[tum]
6'. lu man-nu be-lum# u2-masz-szi-ra-an-ni
7'. na-pisz-tu2 ar2-hisz ib-te-li-ma an-ni#
8'. a-na er-kal-la <<la>> at-<ta>-ra-ad an-ni#
9'. e-t,e-mu-tu at-ta-lak an-ni#
10'. lu man-nu {d}marduk i-zib-ba-an-ni
11'. a-na _uzu_ a-sak-ku am-ma-an-nisz-szu# [...]
12'. szal-lam-ta-num-ma at-ta-lak-ma [...]
13'. i-na me-es-se-e ma-le-e u2-tal-li#-[...]
14'. ri-im-ki te-disz-tum _labir_ i-tap-pu#-[szu]
15'. u3 it!-ma sza2 ina tes2-li-tum isz-mu-u2 [...]
16'. a-na la-ban ap-pi u ut-nin-ni a-na e2-sag-gil2# [...]
17'. a-na sza2 isz-tu qab-ri a-tu-ru a-na _ka2-{d}[utu-e3-a_] e-te-ru-ub
18'. i-na _ka2 he2-gal2 he2-gal2-la_ in-tan-[...]
19'. i-na _ka2_ {d}lamma2-ra-bi {d}lamma2 it,-t,e-[...]
20'. i-na _ka2 silim-ma_ szul-lu-ma-nisz ap#-[...]
21'. i-na _ka2 nam-til-la_ ba-la-t,u am-[...]
22'. i-na _ka2 {d}utu-e3-a_ it-ti _din_ am-ma-[...]
23'. i-na _ka2 u6-babbar_ e-da-tu-u2-a im-me-[...]
24'. i-na _ka2 nam-tag-ga-du8-a_ e'-il-tu2 ip-par#-[...]
25'. i-na _ka2 <a>-sikil-la a-mesz_ te-lil-tum as-sa#-[...]
26'. i-na _ka2 ka-tar-ra_ isz-ta-lu pi-ia#
27'. i-na _ka2 szer3-du8-u3-da_ ip-pat,-t,ar2 ta#-[...]
28'. [i]-na# _ka2#-silim#-ma#_ it-ti {d}marduk an-na-mir#
29'. [... sze]-ep# {d}s,ar-pa-ni-[tum ...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-DU-szu2
2'. [...]-tum# i-tu#-ru _iri_-szu2
3'. [...] _ug3#?-mesz_ s,al-mat qaq-qa-di li-be-el-ma
4'. [... ki-i pa]-ni#-tum re-e-mu sza2 {d}marduk
5'. [...] x u babilax(E){ki} _zalag2 lugal_ szar-hu
6'. [...]-x-usz li-in-na-du _saga-mu_
7'. [...] la#-le-e _din_ lisz-bu
8'. [... te]-ek#-nit _an_-e li-ir-szu2
  over an erasure
9'. [... lisz]-t,i#-ib ni-is-sat-su
10'. [...] x _ugu_ ba-'u-u2-la-ti-szu2
11'. [... {disz}]szub-szi-mesz-ra-szakkan2 _dingir_
  over an erasure
12'. [... szu]-me-ri u _iri{ki}_ mu-ma-'i-ir ma-a-tum
13'. [...]-usz#-tu2 i-mu-ru li-pa-t,ir a-ra-an-szu2
14'. [...] na#-[...]-ta#-szu2# [...]-szih
15'. [... kab]-bit#-su
16'. [...] szul#-ma-nisz
17'. [...] kab#-bit-su
18'. [...]-'a u4-mi-szam
19'. [...]-{d}szakkan2
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1-2, 5 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P404893

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 032208 + BM 032214 + BM 032371 + BM 032378 + BM 032449 + BM 032659 + BM 032694 + frags.
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1935 + 1876-11-17, 1941 + 1876-11-17, 2103 + 1876-11-17, 2110 + 1876-11-17, 2186 + 1876-11-17, 2463 + 1876-11-17, 2478

References

  • primary: MC 24, no. 149

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: AfO 11 (pp. 367-369), 367 pl. 4

    [Gurney1936/37AfO11] Gurney, Oliver R. 1936-1937. “Keilschrifttexte Nach Kopien.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 11: 367–69.

  • history: BWL (1963), pl. 04

    [Lambert1963BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1963. Babylonian Wisdom Literature.

    (BM 032214 + BM 032694 + 76-11-17,2463 + 76-11-17,2478)


  • history: JNES 70 (pp. 181-205)

    [Lenzi2011JNES70] Lenzi, Alan, and Amar Annus. 2011. “A Six-Column Babylonian Tablet of Ludlul Bēl Nēmegi and the Reconstruction of Tablet IV.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 70 (2): 181–205. https://doi.org/10.1086/661043.

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text I:A, II:A

    [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
2026-07-31 at 20:22:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-08 at 18:12:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-18 at 14:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-21 at 15:36:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-21 at 15:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-13 at 10:03:19 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
2023-06-15 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
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 View
2019-09-21 at 21:56:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-22 at 12:03:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-20 at 10:45:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Oshima, Takayoshi CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 010 & 002701.02, Ex. 007 & 002701.05, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404893.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 010 & 002701.02, ex. 007 & 002701.05, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P404893). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404893 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 010 & 002701.02, ex. 007 & 002701.05, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404893 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404893},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 010 & 002701.02, Ex. 007 & 002701.05, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404893.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 010 & 002701.02, ex. 007 & 002701.05, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P404893). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404893 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 010 & 002701.02, ex. 007 & 002701.05, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404893 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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