CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 027 (P349805)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077118

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ka# [...]
  single ruling
2'. [...] ina# {d}i2-gi3-gi3 a-[...]
3'. [...]-is-sat-ka szit-[...]
  single ruling
4'. [...] _id2-mesz_ [...]
5'. [...]-ur kup-pi# [...]
  single ruling
6'. [...] e-lisz# [...]
7'. [...] am#-ma-tu4 szu#-[...]
8'. [...] resz#-tu-u2 za-ru#-[...]
9'. [...] ta-am-ti mu-al#-[...]
10'. [...]-nu isz-te-nisz hi-qu#-[...]
11'. [...]-is,#-s,u#-ru s,u-[...]
12'. [...] _dingir#_ [...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. _[...] x x_ : _min_# [...]
2'. _[...] du gal_ : _min_ [...]
3'. _[...] bal_ : kur [...] lu [...]
4'. _[...] e# bal_ : _min_ [...]
5'. _[...] x gi a_ : x [...] x [...]
6'. _[...] ga_ : x [...]
7'. [...] x x [...]
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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • history: AOAT 275, 646, BM 077118

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

  • history: MC 16, 047 + pl. 07 BM 077118

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 077118
  • Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 2497

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-26 at 08:50:32 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 027 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P349805.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 027 artifact entry (No. P349805). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349805 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349805 (Accessed: June 23, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349805},
}


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