BRM 4, 22 (P296520)

Literary tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01869

Period

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

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 102.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning missing
1'. _DISZ sza3_ ni-ih _dingir_ x [...]
2'. _DISZ sza3_ ni-[x ...]
3'. _DISZ sza3_ ha-at,-t,i-'-i ina-ziq
  single ruling
4'. _DISZ sza3_ kit-mul i-[x ...] _DISZ sza3-mah gal-gal dingir_ t,e3-im _sza3_-szu2
  single ruling
5'. _DISZ_ kar-szi i-szu _dingir_-ni _DISZ_ ban-di-la-an _ninda_ i-szeb-bi#
6'. _DISZ_ ba-am-ti _in nu tuku sza3 nig2-bi tur-tur_ [x]
  single ruling
7'. _DISZ li-dur_-su kas,-rat nam-rat i-nam-ziq#
8'. _DISZ_ kab-rat kap-s,at mar-ra-as,#
  single ruling
9'. _DISZ li-dur_-su nar-bat <<KUR>> _nig2-tuku ti_-ut, _DISZ_ ma-aq-ta-at mar-ra-as,#
10'. [_DISZ_ ...] baq#-szat i-szar2-ri _DISZ_ na-ah-sa-at i-szar2-ri _DISZ_ ina _sza3_-szu szal-mat _dam lu2_ it-ta-na-a-ak#
11'. [_DISZ_ ... ana u2?]-ri t,e4-hi-a-at SZA3.BI
12'. [_DISZ_] x ina _li-dur_-su _lu2 szub lu2-bi szu2_-tam _du3_-[usz]
  single ruling
13'. [...] x _dagal-la sza3 hul gig-mesz_-szu2 _diri#?_ [...]
14'. [...] x _lu2 ki-ag2-mesz_-szu2 _diri#?_ [...]
15'. [...] x _gal4-la_ x [...]
16'. [...] x [...]
  rest missing
reverse
  beginning missing
1'. [... _uku2]_-in
  single ruling
2'. [... x]-su _szub_-szu2
3'. [_DISZ gisz3_ ...] x-du-szu2 _e3_ u2-sza-zaq-szu2 _uku2_
4'. [_DISZ gisz3]_ ku#-um-bu-ul _na-bi_ ra-ar ina _inim dingir_-szu2 {d}1(u) 5(disz)-szu2 _e2_ la-li-szu2 _du3_-usz
5'. [_DISZ gisz] gal uku2_-in _e2_-su u2-sza2-zaq-szu2
6'. _DISZ gisz3 tur ge6_ ina-id
7'. _DISZ gisz3 ku6 gar szu2_-tam _dumu-mesz tuku_-szi
8'. _DISZ gisz3 gu4 gar_ ha-an-t,isz ip-pa-ra-ar2 ip-tar-ra-ar _DISZ gisz3 gu4-ninda gar_ [...]
9'. _DISZ gisz3 szah gar hul e2 ad_-szu2 i-dag-[gal?]
10'. _DISZ gisz3 ur-gi7 gar nig2-szu_-szu2 _izi gu7 ug7_-ma tusz-szu2 _ugu_-szu2 _[szub_-ut?]
11'. _DISZ gisz3 muszen gar_ s,il-tam sar-x-su [...]
  single ruling
12'. _DISZ gisz3 gid2-da_-ma u ka-bar _na-bi nita-mesz u3-tu DISZ gid2-da_-ma u _sig#_ [...]
13'. _DISZ gal_-ma u ka-li-is, _na-bi dam_-su _mi2-mesz_ [...]
14'. _DISZ gal_-ma u ul ka-li-is, _kimin DISZ lugud2-da_-ma u ka-li-is, [...]
15'. _DISZ lugud2-da_-ma u ul ka-li-is, _na-bi_ [...]
  rest missing

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P296520

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 102.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number MLC 01869
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-001867
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) MLC.1869

References

  • primary: BRM 4, 22

    [Clay1923BRM4] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1923. Epics, Hymns, Omens and Other Texts. Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Part 4. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: ZA 43 (pp. 77-113), 83

    [Kraus1936ZA43] Kraus, Fritz R. 1936. “Ein Sittenkanon in Omenform.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 43: 77–113.

  • history: TBP, 76

    [Kraus1939TBP] Kraus, Fritz R. 1939. Texte Zur Babylonischen Physiognomatik. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 3.

  • history: cf Kraus, MVAeG 40/2, 1935, 56

    [sec62141] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-08 at 07:44:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-21 at 16:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-06 at 10:03:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2019-10-01 at 14:11:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 14:41:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-13 at 13:29:19 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-13 at 13:15:52 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 4, 22 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P296520.
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (No. P296520). (2026, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Original work published 2006)
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
@misc{2026BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {BRM 4, 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P296520
LB  - CDLI:P296520
M1  - 2026/9/7/
TI  - BRM 4, 22 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296520
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 4, 22 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P296520.
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (No. P296520). (2026, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Original work published 2006)
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Accessed: September 7, 2026).
@misc{2026BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {BRM 4, 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P296520
LB  - CDLI:P296520
M1  - 2026/9/7/
TI  - BRM 4, 22 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296520
ER  -
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