CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 029 (P461288)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 076063 + BM 076205

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness); commentaries ccp 7.3.n17:)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
  single ruling
8'. [...] szu#-a#-ti# i#-bar-ra-a gim-re-e-ti
9'. [...]-tu#-ri la-an-szu#
10'. [...]-lit-ta szu-tu-ur
11'. ma#-ri _{d}utu_-szum _{d}utu_-su2 sza [...]
12'. [...] _dingir-mesz_ sza2-qi2-isz it-bur#
13'. [...] e#-li#-szu ka-am-ra#
14'. [...]-al#-lid# {d}#a#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness); commentaries ccp 7.3.n17:)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20131213 ccp: 7.3.n17:

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P461288

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 076063 + BM 076205
Accession Number 1883-01-18 AH, 1427 + 1883-01-18 AH, 1570

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP) P461288
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.76063
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P461288
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-AH-1427

References

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 10, BM 076063+

    [Kammerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: MC 16, 048 + pl. 08 BM 076063+

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-16 at 08:24:58 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI Cuneiform Commentaries Project CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P461288.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P461288). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461288 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461288 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461288},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P461288.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P461288). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461288 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461288 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461288},
}


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