CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 (P491226)

Literary tablet 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 055481

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 3 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...-ma]-al#-ma-[...]
2'. [...] a-tir2 [...]
3'. [...] szur#-ru-uh lu-bu-usz-ti# [...]
4'. [...] mu#-na-at-ti i-du-szu2 gat-ti [...]
5'. [...]-me# ha-lip la-bisz [...]
6'. [...]-am#-ma it-ta-ziz _ugu_-[...]
7'. [...] i-ih-ha-mu-u2 _uzu#_-[...]
8'. [...] be-el-ka [...]
9'. [...] szum-ru-s,u [x]-qa-a-[...]
10'. [...]-am#-ma a#-ta-ma-a t,e#-mu-[szu2-nu]
11'. [...] isz-pu-ru [a]-me-lu-[u2?]
12'. [...]-ma# ul# i-pu-la-an-ni# ma#-[am-ma]
13'. [...]-mu#-szi#-in-ni a#-na-t,al#-[...]
14'. [...] szu-na-at a-na-[...]
15'. [... _masz2]-ge6#_ at,!-t,u-lu mu-szi-[...]
16'. [...]-an ra-am-ku na-asz2 [...]
17'. [{gesz}bi]-nu# mul-lil-lum ta-mi-[...]
18'. [lal3]-ur2#-alim-ma _masz-[masz_ ...]
19'. [...] ub#-bu-bi-ka isz-pu#-[ra-an-ni]
20'. [...] na-szu-u2# _ugu_-[...]
21'. [...]-t,u# id#-[da-a] u2#-masz#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...] qe2#-e [...]
3'. [... it]-tas,-ba#-[...]
4'. [...-si]-na-ma [...]
5'. [...]-ni#-ib-t,u szu#-[...]
6'. [...] t,u#-pu-usz-ta-sza2-ma# [...]
7'. [...] sza2# in-ni-is-ru [...]
8'. [...] i-ret-ti sza2# [...]
9'. [...] ul#!-tap!-pi!-qu#! [...]
10'. [...] i-szir2-ma [...]
11'. [... sza2]-qu2#-u2 zu-un-ni-szu2 u2#-x-x-[...]
12'. [... kit]-mur-ti e-lisz i-szap-pa#-[ak ...]
13'. [...] x u2-tam-mi-lu ha-ra-isz# [...]
14'. [...]-ni#-ta-szu2 za-ma-ru# [...]
15'. [...] un#-s,u ut-tar-ru-u2 ki-i pi sza2 [...]
16'. [...] _a-mesz_ sah-ha-szu [...]
17'. [...] ip#-te#-nu# u2-bal#-[...]
19'. [...]-uz#-za-'-[...] at,-hu-ud# [...]
20'. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 3 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491226

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 055481
Accession Number 1882-07-04, 0054

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.55481
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P491226
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0704-54

References

  • history: MC 24, no. 156

    [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 III:C

    [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
2026-03-02 at 16:57:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-22 at 16:55:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 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 11:30:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Lenzi, Alan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491226.
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P491226). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491226 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491226 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491226},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P491226.
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P491226). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491226 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491226 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491226},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/2/
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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 005 artifact entry
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