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

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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

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 102.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: BRM 4, 22

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

  • 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.

  • history: ZA 43,1936, 83

    [sec62142] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MLC 01869
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-21 at 16:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-06 at 10:03:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-11-18 at 14:41:48 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-13 at 13:29:19 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2016-11-13 at 13:15:52 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale Babylonian Medicine CDLI approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BRM 4, 22 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296520.
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (No. P296520). (2024, November 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Original work published 2006)
BRM 4, 22 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296520 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
@misc{2024BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 21},
	title = {BRM 4, 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296520},
}


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