CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 (P346010)

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 (explicit malku-sharru 1)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet fragment
note: fragment of a larger "Sammeltafel"?
obverse
broken
reverse
column 1'
(beginning broken)
1'. sza#-[mu-uk-tum] = [x]
2'. ha-[ar-ma-tum] = [x]
3'. ha-[ri-im-tum] = [x]
4'. ka#-[az-ra-tum] = [x]
5'. ke-[ez-re-tum] = [x]
6'. ik-[...] = [x]
7'. KAR-[KID] = [x]
8'. a-szub#-[ba-tum] = [x]
9'. DAM [...] = [...]
10'. pa-x#-[x-x] = [...]
11'. {mi2}LUGAL#-[x] = [...]
12'. ma-al-[ka-tum] = [...]
13'. E2-KUR [...] = [...]
note: in 1st sub col. perhaps read: e2-kur-[ri-tu]?
ruling
14'. pa-la(SZU)!-[u2] = [...]
15'. ni-i-[ru] = [x]
16'. um#-ma#-[nu] = [...]
(remainder broken)
column 2'
(beginning broken)
1'. [...] = [hi]-ir#-[tum]
2'. [...] = [x]
3'. [...] = asz2#-sza2-tu?#
4'. [...] = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
5'. [...] = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
6'. [...]-x# = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
7'. [...]-x# = MIN<(asz2#-sza2-tu?#)>
ruling
8'. [...]-x# = ma-a-ru
9'. [ze-e]-ru# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
10'. [ni-ip]-ru# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
11'. [bu-u2]-nu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
12'. [pi-te-e?]-qu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
13'. [li-da]-nu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
14'. [im-me]-ru?# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
15'. [ba]-bu# = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
16'. [...] = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
17'. [...] = MIN<(ma-a-ru)>
18'. [...] = MIN#<(ma-a-ru)>
19'. [...] = MIN#<(ma-a-ru)>
note: 2nd sub col. blank after line 19'; probably = 4-5 2(disz) signs
(remainder 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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (explicit malku-sharru 1)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 18, 18, Sm 0053

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: Sm 0053

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2008-05-26 at 05:20:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-08-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (Sm.53) (Sm.53)
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P346010) (P346010)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P346010) (P346010)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P346010) (P346010)
The British Museum Collection (W_SM-53) (W_SM-53)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 18, Sm 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346010.

CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (No. P346010). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Original work published 2006)

CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 18, {Sm} 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 18, Sm 0053 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P346010.

CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (No. P346010). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Original work published 2006)

CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346010 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 18, {Sm} 0053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346010},
}

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DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P346010
LB  - CDLI:P346010
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - CT 18, pl. 18, Sm 0053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346010
ER  -