CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 (P404913)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 061433

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1 (witness); enuma elish 5 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  (to be completed)
1'.
2'.
  single ruling
3'.
4'.
5'.
6'.
7'.
  single ruling
8'. ru-u2-a t,a-a-bi u2-kar-ra-s,a na-[...]
9'. szu-pisz ina _ukken_ i-ru-ra-an-ni ar2-[di]
10'. _geme2_-tim ina _igi_ um-ma-nu t,a-pil-tum iq#-[bi]
11'. i-mu!-ra-an-ni-ma mu-du-u2 sza2-ha-tum i#-[mid]
12'. a#-na la _uzu-mesz_-szu2 isz-ku-na-an-ni kim#-[ti]
  single ruling
13'.
14'.
15'.
16'.
17'.
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1 (witness); enuma elish 5 (witness)) School text
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P404913

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 061433
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 01407

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.61433
CAMS/Ludlul (CAMS/Ludlul) P404913
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P404913
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-1407

References

  • history: AOAT 275, 558, BM 061433

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 32

    [Kämmerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: MC 16, 097 + pl. 19 BM 061433

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

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, pl. 07 text I:u

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-15 at 07:45:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:50:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-02-22 at 19:08:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-01-20 at 10:58:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Oshima, Takayoshi CDLI Approved View
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 011 & 002718.05, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404913.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P404913). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404913 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404913 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404913},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 011 & 002718.05, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404913.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P404913). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404913 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404913 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404913},
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TI  - CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 011 & 002718.05, ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P404913
ER  -
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