CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 033 (P400212)

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

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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 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] usz#-bu#
2'. [...] te#-le#-'-i
3'. [...]-'#-a szib-qi2-szun3
4'. [...] ka#-la u2-kin-szu
5'. [...]-szu el-lum
6'. [...] u2#-szap-szi-ih
7'. [...] t,u#-ba-tisz
8'. [...]-hi# szit-tum
9'. [...] da#-la#-[...]-u2-ru
10'. [...] isz#-ta-hat,# [...]-ga#-szu2
11'. [...] {d}e2-a u2-te#-di#-iq
12'. [...] i-na-ra-asz2-szu
13'. [...] _ugu_-szu2 ip-tar-ka
14'. [...] _abzu#_ szu-bat-su
15'. [...]-mah# u2-ka-la s,er-ret-su
16'. [...]-mu#-u2# i-sa-a-du
17'. [...] _ugu#_ ga-ri-szu2
18'. [...] x [...]-x i-nu-uh#-[...]
19'. [...] esz#-re#-[...]
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1. [...]-szar#-szid-ma
2. [...] usz#-bu
3. [... _gesz]-hur#-mesz_
4. [...]-hi
5. [...] x
6. [...] x
7. [...]
8. [...]-szu2#
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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: MC 16, 045 + pl. 02 K 13299+

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

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 13299 + Rm 0504

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:10:29 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58 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
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Michalowski, Piotr The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P400212.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 033 artifact entry (No. P400212). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P400212 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P400212 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P400212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P400212},
}


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