CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 014 (P404916)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 066345

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))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
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1'. [...]-ma ma-[...]
2'. [uz-zu]-usz#-szu2 la ma-har [...]
3'. [mu-us]-sah-hir ka-ra-as-su# ka-bat#-[...]
4'. [sza2 nag]-be# qa-ti-szu2 la# [...]
5'. [rit-tu]-usz# rab-ba-a-ti u2#-[...]
6'. [{d}marduk sza] nag#-be qa-ti-szu2 la i#-[...]
7'. [rab-ba]-a-ti rit-ta-szu2 u2-kasz-[szu2 ...]
8'. [i-na] lib-ba-ti-szu2 up!-ta#-[...]
9'. [...] ka#-ra-sze-e u2-szat-bi# [...]
10'. [...]-mu#-ma i-ne2-es-su-u2 {d}lamma2 u [{d}alad3]
11'. [...]-la#-as-ma a-na sza2 is-ki-pu-szu2 _dingir#_ [...]
12'. [...] a-na# sur-ra en-net-ta#-[szu2 ...]
13'. [...] za#-mar i-ta-ri# [...]
14'. [...]-ma# ri-ma#-[szu ...]
15'. [...]-ri# it#-[...]
16'. [...] u2#-[...]
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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: MC 24, no. 145

    [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 I:C

    [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 066345
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-22 at 16:55:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-20 at 17:09:50 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 002701.01, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404916.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P404916). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404916 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 014 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404916 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404916},
}


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