CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + (P346038)

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

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 (an-shamu probably = explicit malku-sharru)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] = [sza2]-mu#-u2
2. [...] = [er-s,e]-tum?#
  in 2nd sub col.: A. Kilmer ms. reads tu2, CT 18 copy looks like beginning of TUM or end of S,E; line needs coll.
  n lines broken
3'. [sza2-gal]-mu#-[szu] = [pu]-luh#-tum#
4'. [x]-di-x = [pu]-luh-tum
  in 1st sub col.: x collated as "head of wedge in middle of line"; in 2nd sub col.: 2nd sign is "clear LUH"
5'. ga#-la-du = [...]
  in 2nd sub col.: probably restore: [pa-la-hu]
6'. pa#-qa-du = [...]
  in 2nd sub col.: probably restore: [pa-la-hu]
7'. sza2-gal-lu-szu = [pa]-la-hu#
8'. [pit]-qu-du = pa#-la-hu
9'. [te-le]-'-[u?] = le-'-u
  in 1st sub col.: no U may not be present in break
10'. [...] = mu-du-u
11'. [...] = mu-du-u
12'. [ha-as]-su# = mu-du-u
  in 1st sub col.: su# = 2 vertical wedges at left break
13'. [an-gal]-lu# = mu-du-u
  in 1st sub col.: lu# = 2(+) vertical wedges at left break
14'. [igi-gal]-lu# = mu-du-u
  in 1st sub col.: lu# = vertical wedge head at left break
15'. [...] = mu-du-u
16'. [...] = ma#-ta-a-ti
17'. [...] = [ma]-ta#-a-ti
column 2
1. da-ad-mu = a-la-a-[ni]
2. ma#-ha-zu = a-la-a-ni
3. [esz]-re-e-tum = a-la-a-ni
4. [ab]-ra#-a-ti = UN-MESZ
5. [te]-ni?#-sze#-e-ti = UN#-[MESZ]
  in 1st sub col.: ni?# = top part of upper horizontal wedge head(?) acc. $ n lines broken
6'. ge-ru?#-[u?] = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: ru?# = "just a head, but lower than in copy, OK for RU"
7'. pu-uh-pu-hu# = [...]
8'. sza2-ga-pu-ru = [...]
9'. qap-szu = [...]
10'. qa-mu-u = sza2-ra#-[pu]
11'. qi-a-szu2 = sza2-ra#-[pu]
12'. a-bu-bu = bu-ub-bu#-[lu]
13'. ta-nu-qa-tum = ik-kil-[lu]
14'. ri-ig-mu = ik-ki-[lu]
column 3
  broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. tu-lu-lu = [...]
2. u2-bu-u = [...]
3. na-la-szu = [...]
4. szu-ri-pu = [...]
5. szal-gu# = [...]
6. sar-bu = [...]
7. hub2-bu = [...]
8. ha-ba-bu = [...]
9. ra-a-t,u3 = [...]
10. hat-tum# = [...]
11. li-'-[bu] = [...]
12. im-[mu] = [...]
13. be-en#-[nu] = [...]
14. SZU-DINGIR#-[RA] = [...]
15. ar#-[mu-tum?] = [...]
  n lines broken
16'. um#-[ma-nu] = [...]
17'. ka#-[ra-szu] = [...]
18'. sa-x-[x] = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: x = initial horizontal wedge head acc. CT 18 copy; perhaps read: sa-ma?#-[szu?]; needs coll.
19'. ba-as,#-[s,u] = [...]
20'. esz-sze-bu-[u] = [...]
21'. pa-ru-[u] = [...]
22'. musz-szu-ru# = [...]
23'. zab-bu = [...]
24'. i-sin-nu-u = [...]
25'. a-pi-lu-u = [...]
26'. kur-gar-ru-u = [...]
column 3
1. [...] = [ku]-lu-'
2. [...] = [ku]-lu-'
3. [...] = [an]-da#-ra-ru
  in 2nd sub col.: da# = lower part of winkelhaken crossed by 2 vertical wedges
4. [...] = mi-ih-rum
5. [...]-u = mi-is qa-ti
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: [SZU-LUH]-u "washbowl"
6. [...]-u = szu-u4-du-u
  in 1st sub col. perhaps restore: [te-le-']-u
7. [masz]-szu#-u = SZESZ-MESZ-i
8. [ta]-li-mu = SZESZ-MESZ-i
9. im#-nu = SZESZ-MESZ-i
10. at#-hu-u = SZESZ-MESZ-i
11. [it]-ba#-rum = tap-pu-u
12. [ru]-u8#-a-szu = tap-pu-u
13. [ib]-ru = tap-pu-u
14. [ru]-u8#-a = tap-pu-u
15. [...] = qar-ra-du
  n lines broken
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (an-shamu probably = explicit malku-sharru)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

P346038 leadP346038 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P346038

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 04193 (+) K 04219 + K 14813

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.14813 + K.4193 + K.4219
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P346038
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P346038
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P346038
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-4219

References

  • primary: CT 18, 05, K 04193 +

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

  • history: RA 17 (pp. 117-206), 173, K 14813

    [Meek1920RA17] Meek, Theophile J. 1920. “Some Explanatory Lists and Grammatical Texts.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 17 (3): 117–206.

  • history: Meissner Supplement, Supp. 10

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

  • history: CT 18, 24, K 04219

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-03 at 14:11:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 09:38:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-11-12 at 23:04:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:21:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-08-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 05, K 04193 + Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346038.
CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry (No. P346038). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346038 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346038 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 05, {K} 04193 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346038},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/3/
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ID  - P346038
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TI  - CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 18, Pl. 05, K 04193 + Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P346038.
CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry (No. P346038). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P346038 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P346038 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 05, {K} 04193 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P346038},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P346038},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P346038
LB  - CDLI:P346038
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CT 18, pl. 05, K 04193 + artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P346038
ER  -
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