CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 024 (P349591)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054847

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. me-lum#-[...]
3'. ik#-mi-szu#-[...]
4'. {d}mu-um-mu i#-[...]
5'. isz#-tu# [...]-ne2#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  (ur5-ra 22, Section 07)
1. _i7-szen-szen_ : [...]
2. _i7-he2-ki_ : _szu#_ [...]
3. _i7-{d}a-pa3-da_ : _szu_ [...]
4. _i7-szir-pa2-da_ : _szu#_ [...]
5. _[...]-pa3-da_ : _szu#_ [...]
6. [...] x [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness)) School text
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P349591

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 054847
Accession Number 1882-05-22, 1176

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.54847
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P349591
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0522-1176

References

  • history: AOAT 275, 416, BM 054847

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

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 1

    [Kämmerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: MC 16, 048 + pl. 07 BM 054847

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-28 at 17:58:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46 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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2023-01-21 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 19:24:58 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P349591.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P349591). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349591 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 024 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349591 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349591},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P349591.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P349591). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349591 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 024 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349591 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349591},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349591},
}


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