CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 (P499058)

Literary artifact excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 078552

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

-

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Why do you curse me? (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{disz}{d}nin]-urta-sag-en3-tar-bi-za-e-me-[en]
2. [_szesz_ {disz}{d}]nin#-urta-mi2-zi-de3-esz-ki-ag2-ga2-a-ni#
3. [_dumu] szesz#_-szu2# sza2 {disz}{d}en-lil2-nibru{ki}-ki-bi#-gi#
4. _ur#-gi7#_ isz-szuk-szu ana {disz}isin _iri_ {d}be-let-_ti!-la_ a-na# bu#-tal-lu-t,i-szu2 _gen#_-ik#
5. {disz}lu2-{d}szul {lu2#}isin{ki}-u2 {lu2}sanga {d}me-me _igi_-szu2-ma _en2 szub_-szu2-ma u2-bal-lit,#-su#
6. a#-na bul-lu-t,i-ka-ma an-ni-i {d}en-lil2 _en_ nibru{ki} lik-ru-ub#
7. [a]-na# nibru{ki} _iri#_-ia tal-la-kam-ma#
8. _tug2#-bar-a_ a-na-asz2-szi-ka _pad-pad-da-a_ a-qar-rasz-ka u3 2(disz@v) _szab kasz-sag_ ka-bar a-szaq-qi2-ka#
9. a-na _iri_-ka nibru#{ki#} a-a-am-ma lul-li-ka
10. a-na nibru#[{ki} _iri_]-ia tal-la-kam-ma _abul-mah!_ ter-ru-ub
11. _e#-[sir2_ sila]-dagal#-la#_ ri-bi-tum
12. _e-sir2#_ tilla4#-zi-da# sila-{d}nusku-u-{d}nin#-imma3# ana _a2#-gab2#-bi#_-ka _gar_-an
13. {munus}nin#-[lugal]-abzu# _dumu#-munus_ {disz}ki-ag2-gi-{d}en-bi-lu-lu
14. _{munus}e2#-[gi4-a_ {disz}]ug3#-mesz-a-na#-{d}e2-a-tak-la#
15. {munus#}[nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}]kiri6 he2-nun-{d}en-lil2 sza2 ana qaq-qar
16. sila [tilla4-zi]-da# _tusz#_-ma# _nisig-mesz bur2_-ru ta-szal-szi-ma u2-kal-lam-ka
17. {disz}[lu2-szul] {lu2#}isin{ki}-u2# {lu2}e2-bar {d}gu-la a-na nibru{ki} _te_-a
18. _abul#-mah#_ i-ter-ba# _e#-sir2#_ sila-dagal-la ri-bi#-tum#
reverse
1. _e#-sir2_ tilla4-zi-da [sila-{d}nusku-u]-{d}nin-imma3 ana _a2-gab2_-szu2# il#-[ta-kan]
2. [{munus}nin]-lugal#-abzu _dumu-munus#_ {disz#}ki#-ag2-gi-{d}en-bi#-lu-lu#
3. [_{munus}e2]-gi#-a_ {disz#}ug3#-mesz-ana-{d}e2-a-tak-la {munus}nu-{gesz}kiri6 {gesz}kiri6 he2-nun-{d}en-[lil2]
4. [sza2 ina] qaq#-qar tilla4-zi-da _tusz_-ma _nisig-mesz bur2_-ru i-ta-[mar]
5. {munus#}nin#-lugal#-abzu an-ni lugal-gu10 am-me-ni ta-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni
6. am-me-ni# [at]-ta#-nam-zar-ka an-ni be-li2 aq-bi-ka
7. _e2_ sza2 {disz}{d#}nin#-urta#-sag#-en3#-tar-bi-za!-me-en
8. _szesz_ {disz}{d#}nin#-urta-[mi2]-zi-de3-esz-ki-ag2-ga2-a-ni
9. _dumu szesz#_-szu2# sza2 {disz}{d}en-lil2-nibru{ki}-ki-bi#-gi# a-szal-ki-ma tu-kal-lam-in-ni
10. en#? nu#!?-dur2-me-en am-me-ni ta-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni
11. am-me#-ni at-ta-nam-zar-ka be-li2 ul a-szib aq-bi-ka
12. [a]-isz# il-lik e2 dingir-be2 {d}szu-zi-an-na siskur2 gaba-ri mu-un-bala
13. [am-me-ni] ta#-at-ta-nam-zar-in-ni am-me-ni at-ta-nam-zar-ka#
14. [ana? _e2] dingir#_-szu2 {d}szu-zi-an-na ni-iq _gaba-ri_ i-naq-qi2
15. [_{lu2?}is?-hab2?]-ba_-ma szu-u2
16. [_dumu mesz_] mu-um-me lip-hu-ru-ma ina _im-szu2-kam_-szu2-nu _abul-mah_ li-sze-s,u-szu
  single ruling
17. [a-na] szi-tas-si-i _{lu2}szab-tur-mesz sar_ unu{ki} iti# [...]
 ts: ana šitassî šamallê šaṭir uruk waraḫ ...
 en: For the recitation of apprentice scribes written. Uruk. Month “...”;
18. [ad]-me-kar2 1(disz)-kam {d}marduk-ba-lat,-su-iq-bi lugal kal-ga lugal babilax(|DIN.TIR|)[{ki}-ke4]
 ts: išteat šattum marduk-balāssu-iqbi šarru dannu šar bābili
 en: 1st Year. Marduk-balāssu-iqbi, strong king, king of Babylon.

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (Why do you curse me? (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499058

Physical information

Artifact type
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 23558
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 078552
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) IM.78552

References

  • history: BagM 10 (pp. 111-142), 111-117

    [Cavigneaux1979BagM10] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1979. “Texte Und Fragmente Aus Warka (32. Kampagne).” Baghdader Mitteilungen 10: 111–42.

  • history: Iraq 55 (pp. 63-75), 63-72

    [George1993Iraq55] George, Andrew R. 1993. “Ninurta-Pāqidāt’s Dog Bite, and Notes on Other Comic Tales.” Iraq 55: 63–75.

  • history: E. Reiner, Erica, PAPS 130 (1986) 1-6

    [sec131683] N.d.

  • citation: Foster, From Distant Days 363-364

    [sec131685] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-30 at 13:14:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-24 at 14:11:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-01-30 at 21:30:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-30 at 21:25:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-29 at 22:07:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-29 at 21:55:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-29 at 21:50:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-08-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary Curse, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499058.
CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P499058). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499058 (Original work published 2016)
CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499058 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499058},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary Curse, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P499058.
CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P499058). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499058 (Original work published 2016)
CDLI Literary curse, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499058 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499058},
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