CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 048 (P479346)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055244

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
  single ruling
2'. [...]-e-[...]
3'. [...] har#-me-e-sza#
4'. [...] e-lisz-szi-szu#
5'. [...] kar#-szi-sza#
6'. [...]-usz-hal-laq#-[...]
7'. [...]-du#-ud t,a#-[...]
8'. [...]-lik
9'. [...]-um#-mi-[...]
  single ruling
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • history: AOAT 275, 708

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 8

    [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, 047 + pl. 07 BM 055244

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 055244
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1576

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-15 at 07:45:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-09-14 at 08:41:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 048 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479346.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 048 artifact entry (No. P479346). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479346 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 048 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479346 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479346},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 048 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479346.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 048 artifact entry (No. P479346). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479346 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 048 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479346 (Accessed: September 19, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479346},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479346},
}

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