CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 (P404918)

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 068444

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 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-ma# _ug3-mesz_ [...]
3'. [...]-sa#-as-su _saga_-[...]
4'. isz#-tu u4-mu be#-[li2 ...]
5'. u3 qar-ra-du {d}en [...]
6'. id-da-ni _dingir-mu_ sza2-[da-szu ...]
7'. ip-par-ku# {d}isz-tar i-[...]
8'. is#-lit# sze#-e-du dum-qi2# [...]
9'. [ip-ru]-ud# la-mas-si-ma sza2-[nam-ma ...]
10'. [in]-ne2#-t,ir-ma bal-tu2 du#?-[...]
11'. [...]-tum# ip-pa-ri-si-ma [ra-...]
12'. [...]-na#-nim-ma i-da-a-ta# [...]
13'. [...]-s,i# _e2#_-ia ka-ma#-[...]
14'. [... te]-re#-tu#-u2-a nu-up#-[...]
15'. [...] u _{lu2}ensi#_ [...]
16'. [...] su#-qi2# le#-[mun ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P404918

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 068444
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.68444
CAMS/Ludlul (CAMS/Ludlul) P404918
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P404918
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-8442

References

  • history: MC 24, no. 148

    [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, text I: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 19:29:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-20 at 17:15:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404918.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P404918). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404918.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P404918). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P404918
LB  - CDLI:P404918
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry
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