CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 017 (P369279)

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 09873

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
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reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ba#-[...]
2'. [...]-as#-szu#
3'. [...]-_mesz_
4'. [...]-ma#-al-li
5'. [...] i-ni-szu
6'. [...] ul#-tu ul-la
7'. [...]-nu-u a-bi-szu
8'. [...] hi-du-tam im-la
9'. [...]-un-na-at _dingir-mesz_-us-su#
  single ruling
10'. [...]-li-szu2-nu a-tar mim-mu-szu
11'. [...] mi-na-tu-szu
12'. [...]-t,a#-a a-ma-re-esz pa-asz-qa
13'. [...] _sza2 gesztug 2(disz)-mesz_-szu2
14'. [...] ina# szu-ta-bu-li _{d}gesz.bar_ it-tan-pah
15'. [...]-x _sza2-ta-am3_ ha-si-sa
16'. [...] _igi 2(disz)_ ki-ma szu-a-tu# i-bar-ra-a gim-re-e-ti
17'. [...]-lu#-ma ina _dingir-dingir_ szu-tur la-a-an-[...]
18'. [...]-re-tu#-[...] szu-ut-tu-ha i-li-tam szu-tur
19.a'. [...]-ri#-ia-u2-tu ma-ri-ia-u2-tu
19.b'. ma-ri {d}utu{szu2}-{d}utu{szu2} sza2 _dingir#_
  single ruling
20'. [...]-bisz mi-lam-mi esz-ret _dingir-mesz_ sza2-qisz it-bur
21'. [...]-ha-a-ti ha-szat-si#-na e-li-szu2 kam2-ra
22'. [...]-ni#-ma sza2-ar er-bit-ta u2-al-lid {d}a-num#
23'. [...]-szu2# u2#-ma#-la-a ma-a-ri lim-mel-[...]
24'. [...]-am#-ma u2-dal-lah3 ti-[...]
25'. [...] u _ge6_ i-dul#-[...]
26'. [...]-bi-lu sza2-ri-[...]
27'. [...]-nu# le-mut#-[...]
28'. [...]-zak#-[...]
29'. [...] i#-[...]
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Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: KAR, 314

    [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: MC 16, 046

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

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09873
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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 002718.01, Ex. 017 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369279.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 017 artifact entry (No. P369279). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369279 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369279 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369279},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369279},
}


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