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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 018 (P369280)

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 10997

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
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] szu#-ub#-szu-hat-ma# [...]
3'. [...]-du#-szum-ma ap-su-u2 [...]
4'. [...]-szum# lem-ne2-tu# ik-pu-du [...]
5'. [...]-um#-ma i-te#-dir [...]
6'. [...]-ba#-am-ma bir-ka-szu [...]
7'. [...]-im-mu-u2 ik-pu-du [...]
8'. [...] _dingir#-mesz#_ bu-uk-ri-szu-nu-ma [...]
9'. [...]-nim-ma _dingir-mesz#_ [...]
10'. qu#-lu# is,-ba#-at [...]
11'. szu-tur uz-na et-pe-szu te-le-u2
12'. {d}e2-a ha-sis mi-im-ma x [...]
13'. im-nu-szu-ma a-na _a-mesz_
14'. szit-tu ir-szu-ma# s,a-lil# [...]
15'. [...]-lil#-ma ap-sa [...]
16'. [...]-ma# tam-la-ku da-la-[...]
17'. [...] x rik2-si-szu [...]
18'. [...]-szu# it-ba-la [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: KAR, 315

    [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 10997
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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. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P369280.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P369280). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369280 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369280 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369280},
}


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