CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 003 (P382252)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.3115_1982

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 41.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [...]-ḫar# a-bu-bu ru-[...]
3'. [... ka]-ra-as-su ka-bat-ta-szu2 ta-[...]
4'. [...] [...] i-na-asz2-szu-u2 [...]
5'. [...]-ta# u2-kasz-szu2 mi-[ta]
6'. [...]-be2#? _szu-min_-szu2 la i-na-asz2-szu-u2 sza2-ma#-[...]
7'. [... rit]-ta#-a-szu2 u2-kasz-szu2 mi-[ta]
8'. [...]-ti up-ta-at-ta-a qab-ra#-[...]
9'. [...] sze#-e u2-szat-bi ma-aq#-[...]
10'. [...] i-ne2-es-su-u2 {d}lamma2# [...]
11'. [...]-ma# a-na sza2 is-ki-bu-szu2 _dingir_-szu2 i-[...]
12'. [...]-ra# en-net-ta [...]
13'. [...] x i-ta-ri# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ha-at#-tu4
2'. [...] x ir#-tu2-ba#
3'. [...] x x i-sza2-a-ta
4'. [...] e-ma-a-tu4 tes2-li-tum
5'. [...] pu-uh-pu-hu-u2 su-pu-u2-a
6'. [...] ki-ma da-'i-i-mu asz2-t,u
7'. [...]-u2# nap-ra-ku na-pa-lu-u2-a
8'. [...] isz-szi-ir _saga_-tim
9'. [...]-ru#? i-nam-mir {d}utu-szi
  single ruling
10'. [... a]-dan#-nu i-ti-iq
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 70.0 wide × 41.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: 25%
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  • history: Iraq 64 (pp. 237-245), 241

    [Horowitz2002Iraq64] Horowitz, Wayne, and Wilfred G. Lambert. 2002. “A New Exemplar of Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi Tablet I from Birmingham.” Iraq 64: 237–45.

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text I:G

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

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  • Museum No.: A.3115_1982
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:26:16 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
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-25 at 08:41:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-20 at 09:28:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-19 at 12:30:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 18:12:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P382252.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P382252). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P382252 (Original work published 2008)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P382252 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P382252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P382252},
}


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