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CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 (P404918)

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 068444

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'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-ma# _ug3-mesz_ [...]
3'. [...]-sa#-as-su _saga_-[...]
4'. isz#-tu u4-mu be#-[li2 ...]
5'. u3 qar-ra-du {d}en [...]
6'. id-da-ni _dingir-mu_ sza2-[da-szu ...]
7'. ip-par-ku# {d}isz-tar i-[...]
8'. is#-lit# sze#-e-du dum-qi2# [...]
9'. [ip-ru]-ud# la-mas-si-ma sza2-[nam-ma ...]
10'. [in]-ne2#-t,ir-ma bal-tu2 du#?-[...]
11'. [...]-tum# ip-pa-ri-si-ma [ra-...]
12'. [...]-na#-nim-ma i-da-a-ta# [...]
13'. [...]-s,i# _e2#_-ia ka-ma#-[...]
14'. [... te]-re#-tu#-u2-a nu-up#-[...]
15'. [...] u _{lu2}ensi#_ [...]
16'. [...] su#-qi2# le#-[mun ...]
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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. 148

    [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:D

    [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 068444
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-22 at 19:29:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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 17:15:25 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. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404918.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P404918). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404918 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404918},
}


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