OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 (P357096)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

  link: def A = Q000566
tablet
obverse
1a. [iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nig2-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak]
1b. _[x] [al-ka ba-ab]-i3#-li2 i-tu-ut ku-un lib3#-[bi-ka] [x]_
2a. [sila] x eszemen2-ta#? [u4] zal#-[zal-la si-ga im-ma-an-si]
2b. _[ri-be-e?]-ti-szu2 a-szar me-lul-tu4 [usz-ta-bar?]-ru-u2 [x?] im#?-ta-la#?-[a]_
3a. [erin2 sa6]-ga#-zu gu2-e-me-en gar-gar-ra# [gi-gi-sig-ga]-gin7 si-il#-si-il-[de3 ba-an-til-le-esz]
3b. _[...]-ka# dam-qa-a-tu4 sza2 ip-hu-[ra ki-ma] ki-ik-ki-szu2 ul-ta-tal-li-ta#_
4a. [gurusz-zu sze u4] ga2-gin7 ba-gur10-gur10 gurun gibil#-[gin7] gur5-gur5-ru-usz
4b. _[x] [ki]-ma# sze-im ba-asz2-li i-te-en-[s,i-du ki-ma] in#-bi# esz-szu2 uq-ta-at-ti-pu_
5a. [un-ga2 alam im]-gu2#? ba-gul-le-esz# [ni2-bi-a ba]-an#-zal-le-esz
5b. _[...] [s,a]-lam t,i-it,-t,i usz#?-[tal-pi-tu] [...] it#-ta-har-ma-t,a_
6a. [di4-di4-la2 ur2? ama-bi-ne-ta u4] bi ba#?-[an-da-kar-re-esz]
6b. _[...] um-mi-szu2-nu u4-mu lem-nu x [...]_
7a. [un-ga2 igi hur-re musz3-bi-a] ba-kur2#-[re-esz]
7b. _[...] zi#-mu-szi-na il-tak#-[ru]_
8a. [erin2 ga-an-sza-sza szu bar]-ra-am3? [kalam zi3-gin7] mu3#-mu3
8b. _[x] x x [...] [ki]-ma# qe2-mi# [i-qam]-mu#?-u#?_
9a. [szul {d}utu iri-za larsa{ki}-ma lu2] kur2-gin7 ba-gub-[be2-en?]
9b. _[...] [ba-bi]-lu# li-ma nak-ru ta-at-ta#-[zi]-iz#_
10a. [kur elam{ki}-ma buru5{muszen}-gin7 mah]-bi#? szub-ba nu-gal2#-la
10b. _[x] [ki-ma er]-be2#-e ma-a'-da-at mi-qit-ta-szu2 ul ib-ba-asz2#-szu2_
11a. su#-bir4#{ki#} [muru9 dugud-da dingir-re-e-ne ni2-te]-ga2# nu-un-zu-a
11b. _[x?] su-ba-ru kab#?-[tu?] ki#?-ma#? im#?-[ba-ri? pa?-lah?] DINGIR la-i-du-u2_
12a. ma-da-bi szu tag#-ga be4-[be4] nu#-gal2-la
12b. _ina ma-ti#-szu2 li-pit-tu2 nu-szur#-[ru-u] [...] [ul]-ib#-ba-asz2-szi_
13a. [szimaszki ki dingir-re-e-ne-ke4 nu]-gig nu-mu-un-da-il2-la-e-a
13b. _[...] na#-di3-tu4 la i3-na-asz2-szu-u2_
14a. [erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu-a numun-a-ni] dagal#-la
14b. _[...] ru#-up#-pu#-szu2_
15a. za#-lam#-gar til-la# ki# dingir-re-e-ne-[ke4] nu-un#-zu-[a]
15b. _[x] a-szib kusz#-ta#-ru sza2 asz2-rat DINGIR.[MESZ] la# i-du#-u2_
16a. szed3#/szed3#-szed3#/szed3#-gin7 e-ne su3-ud-da im-mi-e-a dingir-ra# [zi3]-esza# ezen siskur2# nu-un-zu-a
16b. _[x] sza2# ki#-ma# ri-kib <is,?>-s,u-ru ir-tak-ka-bu a-na DINGIR# [sza?/ta?]-as-qu-u2 i-sin-nu la i-du-u_
17a. nam#-tar# dugud a2-sag3 nig2#-gig-ga nu#-mu#-un-na-te-[ga2]
17b. _nam-ta-ru kab-tu4 a-sak-ku mar-s,u# ul# i-t,e-eh-hi-szu2_
18a. mu? dingir-a-ni i3-sal-la nig2-gig#-ga-a-ni [i3]-gu7-e ugnim-a-ni silim-ma
18b. _pa?-ra-as, sza2 nisz? [ili?]-szu2#-nu a-kil [ik-ki]-bi-szu2-nu um-KUR-szu2-nu szal-ma_
19a. [mu-ia2-kam-ma-ta] uru2#?{x}-[ga2 szen-szen-na la]-ub#-du8-a nam-tar-ra a2-[bi nu-ga2-ga2]
19b. _i#-na# se#-ba-a sza2-na-a#-ti i#-[na] [x?] [ta-ha]-zu qab-lu ul ip-pat,-t,ar nam-ta-ru# is-su#-[x]_
20a. eden#-na#-ta ur-mah-a lu2#? [gu7-e] nu-mu-un-ib2-la2-[e]
20b. _i-na# s,e#-e-ri ne2-e-szu2# [...] [a]-ka#-la ul u2-mat,-[t,i]_
21a. KA# sa6#?-de3#? i3-zu# [nu?]-zu# [x]-gin7 ga2-e ba-da-ak-esz
21b. _[x] x i-[de ki sza] [...] [la i-du]-u2# a-na-ku at-ti-pu-usz_
reverse
1a. dingir x [x x x x] u4-szu2-usz siskur2#? [x] [al]-gub-be2-en KA si3-si3-ke-da-mu mah-[am3]
2b. _a-na#? [x x] u4#-mi-szam x [x x x x] [usz]-za-zu te-mi-qu-u2-a ma-a'-du_
3a. szul {d}utu nam#-bi-sze3 uru2-[zu] [larsa]{ki#} igi zi u3-mu-un-szi-te-bar
3b. _et,lu {d}sza2-masz a-na szat#-[ti ana URU]-ka#? ba-bi-lu ki-nisz nap-li-is-su-ma_
4a. a-a uru2-zu tin-tir#[{ki}] gig#-ga ul4-la#-bi du11-ga-ab
4b. _a-hu-lap iri#-ka# [...] szum-ru-s,a ar3-hisz qi2-bi_
5a. dilmun{ki} kur-ra x [...] [en3?]-sze3# KA mu-na-ab-be2
5b. _kab-bit KUR KI [x] [a]-di ma-ti qi2-bi-isz_
6a. sza3-ne-sza4 tin-tir#[{ki}] [...] szu ti-ba-ab
6b. _un-ni-na ba-bi-lu#? [...] x [x] le-qe_
7a. nig2-gig-ga ak-szu-zu-ta#? [en3] [x]-ib2-tar-ra
7b. _a-na ma-ru-usz-tu4 in-[x] [...] [szi?]-ta#?-a'-al-szu-ma_
8a. erim-husz-a sza3 uru2-zu BAD? [...]-ib2-ta#-e3
8b. _a-na-an-tu4# i-na qe2-reb# [URU-ka] [x] szu-u2#-s,i#_
9a. a2-sag3 nig2-gig sza3 tin-tir[{ki}] [...]
9b. _a-sak-ku mar#-s,u ina qe2#-reb# ba#?-[...]_
10a. [x x] ba#?-da-zu gu2-zu x [...]
10b. _[...] x-ti-ka la x [...]_
1a. [un tag4-a] szu nam#-usz2-a-ta bar-ra szub-ba?
1b. _[x] qa-at mu-ti ip-pal-t,a-a lib#-[lut,?] [x]_
2a. he2#-[ti-la? numun-bi he2]-mah#?
2b. _[...]_
3a. [...] x su3-ud-da-sze3 he2-ri-ib2#-[...]
3b. _[x] [da]-li#-ka a-na ru-qe2-e-[ti] [...]_
4a. [u3 ga2-e ni2-te-ga2-mu]-zu#? nam-ti la-[mu-na-ab]
4b. _[x] [pa]-li#-hi#-ka ba-[la-t,u?] [...]_
5a. [zi su3-ud gal2 nig2-ba-e]-x ba-[mu-na-ab]
5b. _[x] [a]-na# qisz-ti [qi?]-i-[sza?]_
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7. x x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Literary
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

BM web siteBM web site

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P357096

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 04615 + K 04847 + K 04958 + K 05947 + K 06598 + K 07171 + K 07571 + K 08208 + K 11068 + K 13524 + K 13763 + K 17479 + K 20098

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.17479 + K.20098 + K.4615
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P357096
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P357096
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-17479

References

  • primary: OECT 6, pl. 18, K. 4615

    [Langdon1927OECT6] Langdon, Stephen H. 1927. Babylonian Penitential Psalms to Which Are Added Fragments of the Epic of Creation from Kish in the Weld Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Excavated by the Oxford-Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 6. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Fs Kraus (pp. 95-109), pp.96ff.

    [Hallo1982Larsa] Hallo, William W. 1982. “The Royal Correspondence of Larsa: II. The Appeal to Utu.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 95–109. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

  • history: MC 24, no. 32

    [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: OECT 6, pl. 20 (K. 4958)

    [Langdon1927OECT6] Langdon, Stephen H. 1927. Babylonian Penitential Psalms to Which Are Added Fragments of the Epic of Creation from Kish in the Weld Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Excavated by the Oxford-Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 6. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-21 at 09:04:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-23 at 16:12:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-23 at 15:51:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-10-07 at 06:49:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 06, Pl. 18, K 04615 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P357096.
OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 artifact entry (No. P357096). (2025, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357096 (Original work published 2007)
OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357096 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	month = {jan 21},
	title = {OECT 06, pl. 18, {K} 04615 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357096},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357096},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 06, Pl. 18, K 04615 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P357096.
OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 artifact entry (No. P357096). (2025, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357096 (Original work published 2007)
OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357096 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {OECT 06, pl. 18, {K} 04615 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357096},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357096},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P357096
LB  - CDLI:P357096
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - OECT 06, pl. 18, K 04615 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357096
ER  -
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