CTN 4, 221 (P274504)

Lexical tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ms 4)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 57.0 mm

tablet fragment
  = ND 4321; collated by A. Kilmer & after photo
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = [x]
2'. [...] = [x]
3'. [...] = [x]
4'. [...] = [x]
5'. [...] = [ma]-la#-a# me-e
6'. [...] = ar2#-nu
7'. [...] = MIN#<(ar2#-nu)>
8'. [...] = sahar?#-szub#-bu
  in 2nd sub col.: sahar?# = traces of what may be upper part of winkelhaken + final vertical wedge-head visible at left break
9'. [...] = [sim]-mu#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [szip?]-t,u# = MIN#<(%n t,=emu)>
2'. [i?]-lum = MIN#<(%n t,=emu)>
3'. [pak]-kum = MIN#<(%n t,=emu)>
4'. [ta]-szim#-tum = mil#-[ku]
5'. szi#-tul#-tum = MIN#<(mil#-[ku])>
6'. us,#-s,u#-s,u = szi#-ta#-a#-[lu]
  in 1st sub col.: 3rd sign so coll. & photo, contra CTN 4 copy
7'. i-ti#-tum = sal#-li#-tum#
8'. tak-lim#-tum# = ter#-tum?#
  in 2nd sub col.: tum?# = horizontal wedge-head + part of upper winkelhaken(?) at right break
9'. mur-ru#-u2 = qa#-lum# [...]
10'. szu#-par-ku#-u2# = ba#-t,a#-[lum?]
11'. ri-s,u#-tum# = a-lik# i#-[di]
12'. da#-ma-s,u# = ka#-na#-[szu]
13'. da#-ka#-mu# = MIN<(ka#-na#-[szu])>
14'. ti-id#-mu#-s,u# = MIN<(ka#-na#-[szu])>
15'. le#-qu#-u2# = ka-sza2-[du]
16'. ka#-pa?#-ru# = na-ka-[su]
  in 1st sub col.: pa?# = possible traces of vertical wedge + horizontal wedge-head in gouge
17'. [a]-ru-u2# = MIN<(na-ka-[su])>
18'. [sza2]-a#-bu = re#-du#-[u2]
  in 2nd sub col.: CAD (< B. Landsberger ms.) cites sub R, 298 ret^u "drive in/insert", & sub SZ/1, 18 sz^abu A "tremble", reading: re-tu(!)-u; in 2nd sub col.: was there confusion between red^u "drive/lead (animals)" & ret^u "drive in/insert"?; if < red^u the sense in context would be "lead away" > "cut off"?
reverse
column 1
1. dul-lu-lu = ha-ba#-[lu]
2. ka-a-pu = MIN<(ha-ba#-[lu])>
3. ka-'-i-pu = hab-bi-lu#
4. hu-bu-ul-lu = szu-ut-ta-tum#
5. mah-du = MIN<(szu-ut-ta-tum#)>
6. ha-asz2-tum = na-hal-lu#
7. sza-ak-ka-bak-ku = gu-gi-it-tum#
8. na-as-sa-bu = na-ah-ba-tu#
9. pi-sa-an-nu = na-s,a-bu sza2 [x]
10. am-ru-um-mu = MIN<(na-s,a-bu)> sza2 ha-as,-[bi]
11. a-lal-lu-u = MIN<(na-s,a-bu)> sza2 GI?#
  in 2nd sub col.: GI?# = large horizontal wedge-head at right break
12. ki-ir-ru = ha-ru-u2#
13. am#-ma-am-mu = MIN<(ha-ru-u2#)>
14. [am]-ru-um-mu = nam-ha-ru#
15. [lam]-si#-su# = MIN<(nam-ha-ru#)>
16. [ku-ni]-nu# = pat#-tu-u2#
17. [...] = qu#-ul#-[lu?]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...] = [ha]-mat#
2. [...] = [hab-ba]-tum#
3. [...] = [ma-na-ah]-tum#
4. [...] = [x]-ka#-s,u#
5. [...] = [usz]-szu-t,u
6. [...] = [usz]-sza2-bu
7. [...] = [szam]-hu
8. [...] = [la-a]-nu
9. [...] = [ha-sza2]-hu
10. [...] = [pu-luh]-tum
11. [...] = [gi-lit]-tu#
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 57.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CTN 4, 221

    [Wiseman1996CTN4] Wiseman, Donald J., and Jeremy A. Black. 1996. Literary Texts from the Temple of Nabû. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 4. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) Provenience Comments:

    Nabu Temple

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: ND 04321
  • Findspot Square: SEB XIII = NTS 13
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:50:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CTN 4, 221 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274504.
CTN 4, 221 artifact entry (No. P274504). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274504 (Original work published 2005)
CTN 4, 221 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274504 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2023CTN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CTN 4, 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274504},
}


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