CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 014 (P404915)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 065956 + BM 067872 + BM 093047

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 2 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] x x
2.. [...] x x
3. [...]-tum# ul ut-ta
4. [... id]-di#-nu pa-ni-szu2
5. [... i]-szaq#-qa-a re-szi-szu2
6. [...] ip#-ru-us
7. [...] u2-sza2#-[pi] di-nim
8. [...] ul# u2-pat-tu2 uz-nu
9. [... ki]-mil-[ti ul] ip-t,ur
10. [...] x x [...]-ti sza#-[na]-tum ma-ti-tan
11. [...] x x [...]-ti# ri#-da#-at ip-pe-ri
12. [...] tam#-qi2#-[tum] ana _dingir-mesz_ la# [uk]-tin#-nu
13. [... ma]-ka#-le#-e# {d}isz#-[tar-ri] la# iz-[zak]-ru#
14. [...] i-nu#-u2# szu-ken#-[ni] la# am#-ru#
15. [...] par#-ku#-u2 su-pu#-[...]
16. [...] u4#-mu _dingir-mesz_ i-[sze-...]-szu2#
17. [... ah]-szu-ma me-szu#-[nu ...]-szu2#
18. [...] it-mu-du la u2-[...] _ug3#-mesz#_-szu2#
19. [...] iz#-ku-ru i-ku#-lu [a]-kal-[szu2]
20. [... {d}]isz#-tar-ta-szu2 ma-as,-ha#-[tu2 ...]
21. [...]-u2 be-la-szu2 im-[szu-u2]
22. [...] kab#-tu qal-lisz iz-ku-ru# [...]
23. [...] x x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-nu-[...]
2'. [...]-uz# [...]
3'. [...]-_mu_ [...]
4'. [...]-tum# _uzu#_ [...]
5'. [...] ra#-man-ni [...] x [...]
6'. [...]-a szum-ru#-[...]-tum# dan-na#-[...]
7'. [...] it,#-t,a-[...]-ka? s,el-la-[...]
8'. [... u2]-sah-hi-la-an#-ni# zi-qa-a-tum lab-[...]
9'. [...]-u2 i-red-dan-[ni]
10'. [...] ul# u2-nap-pa-sza2-an-ni sur-risz#
11'. [...]-ku-tum pu-ut,-t,u-ru# [...]-u2-[a]
12'. [...]-_mu_ su-up-pu-ha i-ta-ad-[...]
13'. [...]-_mu#_ a-bit ki-ma [al]-pu#
14'. [... ki]-ma _udu#-[nita]_ i-na ta#-ba#-<asz2>-ta-ni-_mu_
15'. [...] x [...] isz#-hu#-t,u _{lu2}masz-masz_
16'. [...] im-ta-a-szu
17'. [... szi]-kin mur-s,i-_mu_
18'. [...] ul id-din
19'. [...] ul is,-bat
20'. [...] i-da-a-a ul il-lik
21'. [...] er-su-u2 szu-ka-nu-u2-a
22'. [...] bi-ki-tum gam-rat
23'. [...] ki-i ha-bil iq-bu-nu
24'. [...] im-me2-ru pa-nu-usz-szu2
25'. [...] ka-bat-ta#-[sza2] ip#-per#-du#
26'. [...]-mu# sza2 [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 2 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P404915

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 065956 + BM 067872 + BM 093047
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.65956
CAMS/Ludlul (CAMS/Ludlul) P404915
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P404915
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-5948

References

  • history: MC 24, no. 150

    [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: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, pl. 10 text II:D

    [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
2025-01-22 at 16:55:13 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2017-01-21 at 09:01:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.02, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404915.
CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P404915). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404915 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404915 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404915},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.02, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404915.
CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P404915). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404915 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404915 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.02, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404915},
}


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PY  - 2025
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