CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 001 (P365296)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

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)

Literary (enuma elish 7 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (enuma elish 7 (witness))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P365296
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P365296

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 08522

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.8522
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P365296
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P365296
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-8522

References

history: CT 13, pl. 26 -27, K 08522

[King1901CT13] King, Leonard W. 1901. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 13.
history: STC 1, CIX

[King1902STC1] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. I : English Translations, Transliterations, Glossary, Introduction, Etc. Vol. 12. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series . London : Luzac.
history: MC 16, 122

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-25 at 15:21:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2007-02-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365296.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P365296). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365296 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365296 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P365296.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P365296). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365296 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365296 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365296},
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