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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 021 (P338317)

Literary tablet excavated in Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Number

AMM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

120.0 mm × 82.0 mm

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] sze#-[...]-e-[...]
2'. [...]-ta#-si e-lu har-mi-[...]
3'. [...]-isz# ug-gu-gat e-disz-szi#-[...]
4'. le-mut#-ta it#-ta#-di i-na kar-szi#-[...]
5'. mi-na-a ni-[...] sza2# ni-ib-nu-u2 nu-usz-hal-laq#-ma#
6'. al-kat3-su-un# lu# szum#-ru-[...]-ma# i [...]-du#-ud t,a-bisz
7'. i-pul-ma# [...]-mu# _abzu_ i-ma#-al-lik
8'. suk#-[...] mi-lik mu-um-mi#-szu
9'. hul#-li#-qam#-ma# a#-[...]-ka-ta e-szi-tu2
10'. ur-re#-esz# lu-u2 szup#-szu-hat# mu-szisz lu-u2 s,al-lat
11'. ih#-du#-szum#-ma _abzu#_ im-me-ru# pa-nu-szu#
12'. [...]-szum# lem-ne2-e-ti ik#-pu-du am _dingir-dingir_ dumu_-szu#
13'. {d}mu-um-mu i-te#-di-ir ki-szad#-su
14'. usz-ba-am-ma bir#-ka#-szu u2#-na-saq sza-a#-szu
15'. mim-mu-u2 ik#-pu-du# ina pu-uh-ra-usz-BU#
16'. an _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk#-ri#-szu-nu usz-tan#-nu-na
17'. isz-mu-nim-ma _dingir-dingir_ i#-dul-lu
18'. qu-lam is,-ba-tum# [...]-qu#-um-mesz usz#-bu
19'. szu-tur uz-na# et-[...]-szu te-le-u2#
20'. {d}e2-a ha-sis [...]-ma#-ma i-sze-'#-[...]-un#
21'. ib-szim-szum#-[...]-rat# ka-li# [...]
22'. u2#-[...]-tu#-ra# ta#-[...]
23'. [...] a-na _a-mesz_ u2#-[...]
24'. [...] ir#-te#-hi-szu s,a-lil [...]
25'. [...]-as,-lil#-ma ap-sa-a re#-[...]
26'. [...]-um-ma tam# la-ku da-la-pisz# [...]
27'. [...]-t,ur-ma rik#-si-szu2 isz#-[...]
28'. [...]-lam#-mi-szu it#-ba#-la szu#-[...]
29'. [...]-szu#-ma# ap-sa [...]
30'. [...]-ma# i-ta-sir3# [...]-szu# ip#-[...]
31'. [...] ap-si-i szu#-[...]-su#
32'. [...] it#-ta-mah u2-[...]
33'. [...]-szu ik-mu-u [...]
34'. [...]-ziz#-za ir-nit-ta-[...]
35'. [...]-mi-szu szup-szu#-[...]
36'. asz2-ru#-[...]
37'. {d}e2-[...]
38'. i#-[...]
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reverse
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1'. [...] it-tar-ru#-szu# [...]
2'. szam-hat nab-nit-su s,a#-[...]
3'. ut,-t,u-lat s,i-ta-szu ga#-[...]
4'. i-mur-szu-ma {d}a-nim ba#-[...]
5'. 1(u) i-risz im-mir lib3-ba-[...]
6'. usz#-ta#-as,-bi-szum-ma szu#-[...]
7'. [...]-qu# ma-'#-disz# [...]
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
12'. ir#-ta#-[...] ha#-[...]
13'. u3 _igi#_ ki-ma szu-a#-[...]
14'. ul-lu-ma# i-na _dingir-mesz_ [...]
15'. 1(u) mesz-re-tu# szu#-ut-tu-ha i-lit#-ta# [...]
16'.a. ma#-ri#-u2#-tu ma#-ri-u2-tu
16'.b. ma#-ri _{d}utu{szi#} sza3 dingir#-dingir#_ [...]
17'. la-bisz mi-lam-mi esz-re#-et# _dingir#-mesz_ sza2-qisz# it#-[...]
18'. pul-ha-tum ha-am-szat-si-na e-li#-szu kam2#-[...]
19'. ib-ni-ma im-tab-ba u2#-ma#-lid# {d}[...]
20'. qa-tusz#-szu# u2-ma-al-la-a# ma#-ri# lim#-mel-[...]
21'. ib-szim ep-ra me-ha-a u2-[...]-az#-bal#
22'. u2-szab#-szi a-ga-am-ma u2-[...] ti-amat
23'. [...]-hat ti#-amat-ma ur-ra# u [...]-dul-lu
24'. 1(u) _dingir_ la# szup#-szu2#-ha# [...]-ri#-sza2
25'. ik-tap-du#-ma kar-szu#-us-su2#-[...] le#-mut-ta#
26'. a-na# ti-amat um-mi#-szu-nu szu-[...] iz#-zak-ru#
27'. [...]-nu-ma ap-sa-a ha-ram-ki# i#-na-ru-ma
28'. [...]-du#-usz-szu la tal-li-ki-ma# qa#-lisz tusz-ba
29'. [...]-ni-ma sza2-ar er-bet-ti sza2# pu-luh#-ti
30'. szu#-ud kar-sza2-ki-ma ul ni#-s,a#-lal# [...]-nu#
31'. ul# ib-szi lib-bu-uk-ki _abzu_ ha-ram#-ki
32'. u3# {d#}mu-um-mu sza2 ik-ka#-mu-u2# e#-disz asz2-ba-ti
33'. [...]-mi# at-ti dul#-lu-lisz# [...]-dul#-li
34'. [...] la# ni#-sak#-[...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 120.0 high × 82.0 wide
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  • history: STT 1, 1

    [Gurney1957STT1] Gurney, Oliver R., and Jacob J. Finkelstein. 1957. The Sultantepe Tablets I. Occasional Publications of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, No. 3. London: The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara.

  • history: MC 16, 046

    [LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: AMM —
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  • Provenience: Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe)
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  • Excavation No: SU 1952, 087 + SU 1952, 094
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 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 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2006-09-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Price, Jason R. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P338317.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P338317). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P338317 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P338317 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P338317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P338317},
}


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