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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 041 (P479337)

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 037969

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
single ruling
8'. [...]-mat# a-mat i-t,ib el#-szu#
9'. [...]-tad#-di-nu i ni-pu-usz _u4#_-mu
10'. [...] qi2-rib-szu#-un#
11'. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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British Museum, London, UK

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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, Sumerian

Related publications

history: BAM 8, 434-498

[Geller2016BAM8] Geller, Markham J. 2016. Healing Magic and Evil Demons. Canonical Udug-Hul Incantations. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen 8. Boston, MA: De Gruyter.
history: MC 16, 048 + pl. 08 BM 037969

[LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.
citation: AOAT 275, 684

[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 037969
Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1798

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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-18 at 16:32:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-18 at 16:27:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-15 at 10:24:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-03-17 at 11:30:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20	Heinle, Michael	Atf	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	approved
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	approved

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“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479337.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P479337). (2025, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479337 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 041 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479337 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).

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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479337},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479337},
}

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“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479337.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P479337). (2025, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479337 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 041 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479337 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479337},
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