CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 (P479336)

Literary tablet 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 037937 + BM 038060

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-es,-bi-szum-ma# szu#-[...]
3'. [...]-qu ma#-a'#-di-isz e#-[...]
4'. [...] lam#-da-ma nu-uk#-ku#-la# [...]
5'. [...]-si#-isz la na-t,a#-a [...]
6'. [...] ina#_mesz_-szu er#-[...]
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7'. [...]
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 9

    [Kämmerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: MC 24, no. 127

    [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: MC 16, 048 + pl. 08 BM 037937+

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

  • citation: AOAT 275, 683

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

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  • Museum No.: BM 037937 + BM 038060
  • Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1766 + 1880-06-17, 1890

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-18 at 16:32:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-17 at 11:30:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-01-21 at 16:01:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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 19:24:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479336.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P479336). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479336 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479336 (Accessed: October 10, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479336},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479336.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P479336). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479336 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479336 (Accessed: October 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479336},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P479336
LB  - CDLI:P479336
M1  - 2025/10/10/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479336
ER  -
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