CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 (P404964)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0055

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 3 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] _masz2#-[ge6_ ...]
2'. [...] ram#-ku x [...]
3'. [...] mul#-li-lu ta-mi-ih rit#-[ti ...]
4'. [...]-ur2#-alim-ma a-szip nibru#[{ki} ...]
5'. [...] ub-bu-bi-ka isz-pu-ra-an-[...]
6'. [...] na-szu-u2 _ugu_-ia id-[...]
7'. [...] x ba#-la-t,i id-da-a u2-masz-szi-'i zu#-[...]
8'. [...]-usz#-ma szu-ut-tu a-na-at,#-[...]
9'. [...] x _masz2-ge6_ at,-t,u-lu mu-szi-ti#-[ia]
10'. [...] _ki-sikil#?_ ba-nu-u2 zi-[...]
11'. [...] la ka#-pisz#-ti i-lisz masz#-[...]
12'. [...] x x [...] x _ma-a_ [...]
13'. [...] x x [...]
14'. [...] x x [...]
15'. [...]
16'. u3# i-na mim-ma [...]
17'. iq-bi-ma a-hu-lap [...] x [...]
18'. a-a-um-ma sza2# ina# szat# mu-szi ib-ru-u bi-[...]
19'. ina _masz2-ge6_ {disz}ur-{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga ba#?-[...]
20.a'. et,-lu t,ar-ru a-pir a-ga-szu2
20.b'. _masz-masz_-ma na-szi le-[...]
21'. {d}marduk-ma isz-pu-ra-an-[...]
22'. a-na {disz}szub-szi-mesz-re-e-{d}szakkan2 u2-bil-la s,i-im#-[da]
23'. ina _szu-min_-szu2 _ku3-mesz_ u2-bil-la s,i-im#-[da]
24'. [a]-na# mut-tab-bi-li-ia2 qa-tusz-szu2 ip-qi2#-[id]
25'. [...] mu-na-at-ti isz-pu-ra szi-pir#-[ta]
26'. [...] x dam-qa-tu _ug3-mesz_-ia2 uk-tal#-[lim]
27'. [...] si#-li-tu i#-tal-ku _musz_ et-[gu-ru]
28'. [...] ar2-hi-isz ig#-ga-mir ih-he-pi _{munus}[lagab_]
29'. [...]-tu# sza2 be-li2-ia2 lib3-ba-szu2 i-[nu-hu]
30'. [...] x reme2-ni-i ka-bat-ta-[szu2] ip-pa#-[asz2-hu?]
31'. [...]-qu#-u2 un-nin-ni-ia# [x] a#-x-[...]
32'. [...]-hur#-szu2 t,a-a-bu x [...]
33'. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
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beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]-ti#-ia# [...]
3'. [...] ki-ma te-x-[...]
4'. [ut,-t,e3]-eh#-ha-am-ma ta-a#-szu2# sza2# ki#-ma# su-u-lum#
5.a'. [ut,]-t,ap#-pir im-hul-la a-na i-szid _an_-e
5.b'. a-na i-rat _ki_-tim u2-bil#-[la ...]
6'. [usz-te]-rid ap-su-usz-szu2 szu-u2-lu lem-[nu]
7'. u2-tuk#-ku la ne2-'i u2-tir e2-kur-ri-[isz]
8'. is-kip la#-masz-tu sza2-da-a usz-te-esz#-[szir]
9'. a-gu-u2 ta-ma-tu szu-ru-up-pa-a u2-szam-hir#
10'. i-szid lu-u2-tu it-ta-sah ki-ma szam-mi#
11'. szit-ti la t,a-ab-tu re-ha-a s,a-la-[la]
12'. ki-ma qut-ru im-ma-lu-u2 _an_-e usz-ta-bil#
13.a'. ina 'u3-u2-a a-a ne2-'u u ne2-sze-esz
13.b'. u2-szat-bi im-ba-risz KI-tim usz#-[ta-rid]
14'. la-az-zu _gig sag-du_ sza2 su#-u2-isz kab-tu#
15'. is-suh ki#-ma na-al-szi mu-szi# _ugu_-ia usz-te-es-[si]
16'. te-'-a-ti _igi-min_-a-a sza2 usz-tesz2-bi#-ih szi-bi-ih mu-u2-[ti]
17'. u2-szat-bi _im danna_ u2-nam-mir nit,-[li]
18'. _gesztu-min_-a-a sza2 ut,-t,a-am-mi-ma us#-sak-ki-ka ha-szi#-[ik-kisz]
19'. it-bal a-mi-ra-szin ip-te-ti# nesz-ma#-[...]
20'. ap-pa sza2 ina ri-di um-mi u2-nap-pi-qu ni-[...]
21'. u2-pa-asz2-szi-ih mi-hi-is,-ta-szu-ma a-nap-pu-usz [za-mar]
22'. szap-ta-a-a sza2 il-lab-ba il-qa-a dan-na#-[ti]
23'. ik-pur pul-hat-si-na-ma ki-s,ir-szi-na ip-[t,ur]
24'. pi-ia2 sza2 uk-ta-at-ti-mu s,a-ba-risz# asz2-[t,u2]
25'. im#-su-usz ki-ma qe2-e ru-sza2-szu2 usz-[x-x?]
26'. szin#-na-a-a sza2 it-ta-as,-ba-ta 1(disz)-nisz in-ni-ib#-[t,a]
27'. [ip]-ti bi-rit-si-na-ma ir-da-szin usz-tam-[x-x?]
28'. li#-sza2-nu sza2 in-ni-ib-t,a szu-ta#-bu-lu la# i-le#-['i]
29'. [im]-szu2-usz t,u-pu-usz#-ta-sza2-ma ih#-da-ad2 at-mu-u-[a]
30'. [u]-ru#-du sza2 in-ni#-is#-ru u2-[nap]-pi-qu la-ga-[ab-bisz]
31'. [usz]-t,ib-ba i-ra-tu sza2 ma#-li#-lisz uh-tal#-[lil]
32'. [mal]-'-ti sza2 u2-tap#-pi-qu la [i]-mah#-ha#-ru# [sza2-a-ra]
33'. [la]-ga#-sza2 i-szi-ir-ma i#-[x x] x x [...]
34'. [x x]-e-a sza2-qu2# zu#-un-ni-szu2 u2-x-[...]
35'. [...] x kit-mur-tu e-lisz u2-szap-[...] x x [...]
36'. [...] u2#-tam#-mi#-lu# ha#-ra#-'-isz x [...] ta# szi# [...]
37'. [...] x x [...]
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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 3 (witness))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: BWL (1963), pl. 13, Si 0055

[Lambert1963BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1963. Babylonian Wisdom Literature.
history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text III:D

[Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.
history: SFS, Ist Si 0055 (catalogue)

[Scheil1902SFS] Scheil, Vincent. 1902. Une Saison de Fouilles à Sippar (Abou Habba) (Janvier-Avril 1894). Impr. de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Le Caire).

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Si 0055
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Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-21 at 15:36:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-10-21 at 15:33:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-14 at 11:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2017-01-21 at 10:04:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (Si.55) (Si.55)
CAMS/Ludlul (P404964) (P404964)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P404964) (P404964)

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404964.

CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P404964). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404964 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404964 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002701.03, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404964.

CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P404964). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404964 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002701.03, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404964 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404964},
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