CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 023 (P349455)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036726

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}i-szum _i3-zi-zi zu ni ma ga_
2. _ku isz asz mu-un-sag3-ga a x x x_
3. _im e2 ir a an x x x su3 us ga ni ni_
4. _pa mah bi uru x x mu-un-na#-bal-e-de3 x x a kam_
5. {d}nin-urta _lugal x x zi x ta a-ni x x_
6. _szir3 szi-mu x szir3 szim mu ta_
  single ruling
7. [...]-bat# al-kat-su-nu szu-nu-ti# i-ga-me-la
8. [...]-szu# _abzu_ za-ri _dingir-dingir_ ra-bi2-u3-ti3
9. [...]-ma# {d}#mu-um-mu suk-kal-la-szu i-zak-kar-szu
10. [...]-um#-mu suk-kal-lu mu-t,ib#-ba# ka-bat-ti-ia
11. al#-kam-ma s,i-ri-isz ta-wa-wa-ti i ni#-[...]
12. il#-li-ku-ma qu-ud-mi-isz ta-wa-wa-ti u2-szi#-[...]
  single ruling
13. at-ta-ma# ina# _ka2-gal_ szi-ma-a-ti mu-ter-ri na-bu
14. mu-ter-ri# na-a-a-lu ina qe2-reb# qu-bu-ru
15. musz-par#-[...]-u2 lal-la#-ra#-a#-ti# sza2# qu-bi-szi-na mar-s,a
16. [...] id#-mu-mu ni-sza2-a-szu2
17. [...] _ugu#_-szu# ki-ma da-mi-szi-na bal-lu
  single ruling
  (ur5-ra 07b, 60-64)
18. _[...] x_ : ti-bu-ut-tu
19. _[...]_ : _min_ e#-la-mi-i
20. _[...]-a2#-[...]_ : a-lu-u2
21. _[...]-al-[...]_ : _min_
22. _gesz-balag-gal#_ : _min_
reverse
  (ur5-ra 08)
1. _[...] x sar_ : [...]-nu
2. _[...] x x_ : _min_
3. _[...] x_ : _min_
4. _[...] x_ : _szu_-hu
5. _[...] x_ : gir x
6. _[...] gal_ : _min_
  single ruling
  (ur5-ra 09, 58-63)
7. _[...]-da#_ : szad-du
8. _[...]-da#_ : gar-ra#
9. _gi#-[...]-da#_ : _min_
10. _gi-[...]_ : par3-ri
11. _gi-pisan#-[...]_ : [...]-ab#-nu
12. _gi-pisan#-[...]_ : [...]-har#-tu4
  single ruling
  (ur5-ra 10, 25-31)
13. _[...]_ : s,i-in#-du
14. _[...]-gig#_ : _szu_-gu#
15. _[...]-gub_ : _szu_bu#
16. _[...]-sa2_ : _szu_-u#
17. _[...]_ : [...] szam#-ni#
18. _[...]_ : _min_ me-e
  single ruling
  (ur5-ra 11, 20-24)
19. _kusz-[...]_ : masz-ku kal-bi
20. _kusz-ur-[...]_ : _min_ mi-ra-nu
21. _kusz-ur-[...] : _min_ gir-ri
22. _kusz-ur-UN-[...]_ : _min min_
23. _kusz-ur-{zi-ib}zib2_ : _min min_
24. _iti sze u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam_

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer School text
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P349455

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 036726
Accession Number 1880-06-17, 0459

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.36726
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P349455
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P349455
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-0617-459

References

  • history: AOAT 275, 278, BM 036726

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: STC 2, pl. 08

    [King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.

  • history: MC 24, no. 119

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: MC 16, 047

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

  • history: ORA 7, 231-232

    [Oshima2011ORA7] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2011. Babylonian Prayers to Marduk. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 7. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-10 at 13:26:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-18 at 14:45:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-16 at 19:53:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-21 at 16:01:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:50:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P349455.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P349455). (2025, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349455 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349455 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P349455.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P349455). (2025, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349455 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349455 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349455},
}


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