CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 013 & 002718.02, ex. 25 (P422063)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098909

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness); enuma elish 2 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] kar#-szi#-[...]
2'. [...] nu-usz-hal-laq-ma
3'. [...] i# nisz-du-ud t,a-bisz
4'. [...]-sa-a i-ma-al-lik
5'. [...]-lik mu-um-me-szu2
6'. [...] al#-ka-ta i-szi-ta
7'. [...]-hat# mu-szisz# lu s,a#-la#-at#
8'. [...]-me-ru pa-nu-szu2
9'. [...]-na# _dingir-dingir dumu-mesz_-szu2
10'. [...] ki#-szad#-su#
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column 2
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1'. _dingir#-dingir# dumu#_-[...]
2'. ep-szu2 pi#-[...]
3'. im-tuk#-[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness); enuma elish 2 (witness))
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • history: CT 34, pl. 18, 1905-04-09, 0415

    [King1914CT34] King, Leonard W. 1914. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 34.

  • history: MC 16, 045 & 61

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 098909
  • Accession No.: 1905-04-09, 0415

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-05 at 19:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:19 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2011-06-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Stadhouders, Henry The British Museum Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 013 & 002718.02, Ex. 25 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P422063.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 013 & 002718.02, ex. 25 artifact entry (No. P422063). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P422063 (Original work published 2011)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 013 & 002718.02, ex. 25 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P422063 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 013 & 002718.02, ex. 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P422063},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P422063},
}


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