CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002 (P286080)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 123392

Period

Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 4 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. a#-na# {d#}s,ar#-pa#-[ni-tum at-ta-kil-ma?-gi-ma ...]
2'. a-na _dingir-mu#_ [at-ta-kil-ma?-gi-ma ...]
3'. a-na {d}1(u)-5(disz)-_mu#_ [at-ta-kil-ma?-gi-ma ...]
4'. la pa-li-ih _dingir#_-[szu2 ...]
5'. la pa-li-ih _{d#}[1(u)-5(disz)_-szu2 ...]
6'. sza2 a-na e2-sag-il2# [...]
7'. sza2 a-na! babila[{ki} ...]
8'. ma-ru-usz-tu2# ep-sze-e#-[tu2 ...]
9'. sze-ret-[...]
10'. x [...]
rest broken
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 4 (witness))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: MC 24, no. 160

[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, pl. 48 text IV:D

[Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.
history: CT 51, 219

[Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 123392
Accession No.: 1932-12-10, 0335

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Elamite (ca. 770-539 BC) [uncertain]
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-22 at 19:29:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-01-22 at 12:03:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-01-21 at 11:54:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.123392) (BM.123392)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P286080) (P286080)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P286080) (P286080)
British Museum Collection (W_1932-1210-335) (W_1932-1210-335)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.04, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P286080.

CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P286080). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286080 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286080 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	month = {jan 22},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286080},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.04, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P286080.

CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P286080). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286080 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286080 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.04, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286080},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286080},
}

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