CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 004 (P369002)

Literary tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09303

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 5 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
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1'. [u3] it#!-ma sza2 ina tes2-li-ti isz-mu#-[...]
2'. [a-na] la#-ban ap-pi ut#-ni-ni ana _e2-sag-il2#_ [...]
  single ruling
3'. [... a]-ri-du qab-ri a-tu-ra ana _ka2_ {d}utu#-[e3-a e-te-ru-ub]
4'. [ina] _ka2# he2-gal2_ he2-gal2-la in-na#-[ad-...]
5'. [ina] _ka2# {d}lamma3-ra-bi_ la-mas-si it,-t,e-ha-[...]
6'. [ina] _ka2# silim-ma_ szul-ma-na ap-pa-lis#
7'. [ina] _ka2# nam-ti-la_ ba-la-t,u am-ma-hi-ir
8'. ina# _ka2 {d}utu-e3!_ it-ti bal-t,u-ti am-ma-ni
9'. ina _ka2 u6-de-babbar-ra_ id-da-tu-u2-a im-me-ra
10'. ina _ka2 nam-tag-ga-du8-a_ e'-il-ti ip-pa-t,ir
11'. ina _ka2 ka-tar-ra_ isz-ta-la pi-ia
12'. ina _ka2 a-sze-er-du8-u3-da_ up-ta-t,a-ra ta-ni-hi
  single ruling
13'. ina _ka2 a-sikil-la_ me-e te-lil-te as-sa-li-ih
14'. ina _ka2 silim-ma_ it-ti {d#}marduk an-na-mir
15'. ina _ka2 hi-li-su3_ sze-ep {d}s,ar#-pa-ni-tum an-na-sziq
16'. ina su-pe-e u3 te-me-qi2 ma-har-szu2-nu u2-tan-nin
17'. qut-ren-na t,a-bu-u2-ti ma-har-szu2-nu u2-sza2-as,-li
18'. u2-szam-hir ir-ba t,a-a'-ti _igi#-sa3_ e-ta-an-du-te#
19'. u2-pal-liq le-e ma-re-e ut,-t,ab-bi-ih szap-s,u#?
20'. at-ta-naq-[...]-nu# du-usz-szu-pa2 _gesztin_ el#?-[...]
21'. {d#}alad {d}[lamma2 ...]-mesz li-bit _e2-sag-il2#_
22'. [...]-nu# usz#-par#-[...]
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1'. [...] x ti# x [...]
2'. _kasz#_ asz2-na-an ru#-usz#-sza2#-a# [aq-qi-szu-nu]
3'. ul#-tap-pit ha-szur-ri _du10-ga ugu_-szu2-nu#? [...]
4'. [qe2]-re-e-ti _dumu_ babila2{ki} mu x [...]
  single ruling
5'. _e2_ qe2-be2-ri-szu e-pu-szu ina qe2!-re-e-ti# [...]
6'. i-mu-ru-ma <_dumu_> babila2{ki} ki-i u2-bal-la-t,u [...]
7'. pa-a-tu _du3_-szi-na u2-sza2-pa-a nar-be2-e-[szu2-nu]
8'. man-nu-um-ma iq-bi a-mar {d}szam-szi!-szu2
9'. ina lib3-bi man-ni ib-ba-szi e-te-eq _sila_-szu2
10'. sza2 la {d}marduk man-nu mi-tu-ta-szu2 u2-bal-lit,
11'. e-la {d}e4-ru6 {d}isz-tar-tum a-a-i-tum i-qi2-sza2 nap-szat-su
12'. {d}marduk ina qab-ri bul-lu-t,a i-le-'i
13'. {d}s,ar-pa-ni-tum ina ka-ra-sze-e e-t,e-ra am-rat
14'. e-ma szak-na-at ki-tim rit-pa-szu _an_-e
  single ruling
15'. {d}utu-szu2 usz-tap-pa-a {d}bil-gi in-nap-hu
16'. mu-u2 il-la-ku i-zi-qu sza2-a-ru#
17'. szu-ut {d}a-ru-ru ik-ru ik-ru-s,u ki-ri-is-si-in
18'. sza2#-ki-it-tu nap-sza2-tu pe-ta-a pu-ri-du
19'. [a-pa]-a-tum ma-la ba-sza2-a {d}marduk dul-la#
20'. [...] a-ta-pul [...] szu-ut pa-a kun#-[na]
21'. [...] kal# _ug3-mesz_ li-bel2-[ma]
22'. [...] re#-'i kal da-ad2#-[me]
23'. [...] u3#? _e4-la6-mesz_ [...]
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: KAR, 10

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: BWL, p. 057

    [Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.

    part of a tablet 4 ?

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text V:D

    [Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 09303
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-01-22 at 11:51:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-19 at 12:39:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-03-31 at 13:08:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-07-23 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002701.05, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P369002.
CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P369002). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369002 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369002 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.05, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369002},
}


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