CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 002 (P404897)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034650

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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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. [be-li2 u2-pa]-asz-szi-ha-an#-ni
2. [be-li2 u2-s,a]-am-mi-da-an-ni
3. [be-li2 u2]-pat,#-t,i-ra-an-ni
4. [be-li2 u2]-bal#-li-t,a-an-ni
5. [i-na hasz-ti e]-ki#-ma-an-ni
6. i-na [... u2]-si#-pa-an-ni
7. [... id]-ka#-an-ni
8. [... isz]-du#-da-an-ni
9. [... qa]-ti# is,-ba-at
10. [... im]-ha#-s,a-an-ni
11. [... u2-sza2]-qa re-e-szi#
12. [... ma-hi]-s,i-ia
13. [... {d}]marduk#
14. [... a-ki]-li-ia
15. [... {d}]marduk
16. [...-asz2]-szi-di-ia
17. [...]-ka#-szu2 u2-sah-hi-ir
18. [...] i-kim
19. [...]-di# sur-ri
20. [...] x u2-szak-lu
21. [...] u2-ma-al-li
22. [...] li# x [x]
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1'. [...] x ba-la#-[t,a ...]
2'. [...] li-[...]
3'. [...] ni-is-[sat-su]
4'. [...] ba-'u-u2-la-ti#-[szu2]
5'. [... {disz}szub]-szi#-mesz-ra-a-[{d}szakkan2]
6'. [... mu]-ma-'i-ir [_kur_]
7'. [... i]-mu-ra lip-pa-t,ir a-ra-an-[szu2]
8'. [...] ma-na-ah-ta-szu2 lisz-tap-szih
9'. [... _dingir_-szu2 li-szah-hir-szu2 _{d}]1(u)-5(disz)_-szu2 li-kab-bit-su
10'. [... li]-im szul-ma-nisz
11'. [... _{d}1(u)]-5(disz)_-szu2 li-kab-bit-su
12'. [...] li#-ba-'a u4-mi-szam
13'. [...] x {disz}szub-szi-mesz-ra-a-{d}szakkan2 i-[da-la-la]
14'. [...] ta#-nit-ta-ka t,a-bat
15'. [_dub 5(disz)-kam2_ lud]-lul# _en_ ne2-me-qi2 _za3#-til-bi#-sze3?#_
16'. [ki-ma _libir_-szu2 _sar_-ma _ba3-ri3 dub_ sza2 ...]-{d#}marduk _a_ sza2# {disz}[...] x _a_ {disz}x-x-[x]
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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
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  • history: MC 24, no. 163

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

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

    [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.: BM 034650
  • Accession No.: Sp 2, 0133

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-21 at 16:01:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2017-01-22 at 11:29:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002701.05, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404897.
CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P404897). (2025, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404897 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.05, ex. 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404897 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.05, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404897},
}


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