CT 18, pl. 01, K 08848 + (P345973)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 3)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has fragments

tablet fragment
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = [szu-ut]-tu2?#
  in 2nd sub col. the coll. indicates: "illegible traces of last sign"
2'. [...] = [x]
3'. [...] = [mu-na]-at#-tisz
  in 2nd sub col.: last sign is DISZ not UD, with Meissner Suppl. copy, contra CT 18 copy
4'. [...] = [mat]-qu?#
  in 2nd sub col.: qu?# resembles GU acc. coll.
5'. [...] = [da-asz2]-pu#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x] = [...]
  CT 18 copy shows blank space at beginning of col., probably indicating a 2 sign sequence, 1 at left of sub col. & 1 at right, both now broken
2'. tu#-sza2-mu# = [...]
3'. mi-in-su?# = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: su?# = lower horizontal wedge head at right break acc. CT 18 copy, no evidence of coll.
4'. pi-qa-ma = [x]
5'. ap-pu-na = [x]
6'. ul-la = KI#-[MIN]
7'. mi-in-su = am#-[mi?-i?-ni]
8'. ul-la = mi#-[in-su]
9'. ul-la = UD [...]
10'. ki-sza2-am-ma = UD [...]
11'. e-su-ub = la# [...]
  in 1st sub col. 2nd sign is SU not ZU, acc. coll.
12'. ma#-szisz-tum = la# [...]
13'. [ma]-szisz-tum = [...]
14'. [ma]-szisz-tum = [...]
15'. [ma]-szisz#-tum = [...]
16'. [...]-tum# = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: TUM needs coll.
  rest broken
column 3
  (from here Sm 0279)
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = ad#-du
2'. [...] = [a]-ri-tu2
3'. [...] = ka#-ba-bu
4'. [...] = [qul]-mu-u
5'. [...] = [x]
6'. [...] = [x]
7'. [...] = kak#-ku
8'. [...] = [x]
9'. [...] = [x]
10'. [...] = [x] sza2 ME3
11'. [...] = [x] sza2 za-i-ri
12'. [...] = [x] sza2 za-i-ri
13'. [...] = [na]-bala-kat3-tu2
14'. [...] = [x]
15'. [...] = [si]-ri#-ia-am
16'. [...] = [na]-sza2#-qu
17'. [...] = [x]
18'. [...] = [...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. ar#-[...] = [...]
2'. ah-ra-[a-tu2?] = [...]
3'. dir-ka-[a-tu2?] = [...]
4'. ah-ra-[at ...] = [...]
5'. im-ma-[ti] = [...]
6'. ul-lu#-[tisz?] = [...]
7'. la ma#-[tar] = [...]
8'. lu-[man] = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: no evidence of gloss exists in CT 18 copy or is mentioned in coll.
9'. a-ha-[am-ma?] = [...]
10'. na-mu#-[un-du?] = [...]
11'. an-[na?] = [...]
12'. an-[nu?] = [...]
13'. in [x x] = [...]
14'. isz-tu# [...] = [...]
15'. isz-[tu ...] = [...]
16'. ia#-[...] = [...]
17'. ia#-[...] = [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • primary: CT 18, 01, K 08848 +

    [Thompson1904CT18] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1904. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 18.

  • history: Meissner Supplement, Supp. 15

    [Meissner1898Supp] Meissner, Bruno. 1898. Supplement Zu Den Assyrischen Wörterbüchern.

  • history: + CT 18, pl. 23, Sm 0279

    [sec87527] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 08848 + Sm 0279

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-03 at 14:11:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-11-11 at 11:30:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:18:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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P345973 leadP345973 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CT 18, Pl. 01, K 08848 + Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345973.
CT 18, pl. 01, K 08848 + artifact entry (No. P345973). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345973 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 01, K 08848 + artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345973 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 01, {K} 08848 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345973},
}


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