CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 (P479338)

Literary tablet 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 038034

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

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-gul#
2'. [...] an#-szar2
3'. [...]-e#-szu
4'. [...] AT
5'. [...]-ab-bi
6'. [...]-asz#-sa#
7'. [...]-duru2#-na
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ta#-'-am
3'. [...]-ma#-al-la
4'. [...]-sal-bisz-ma
5'. [...]-tasz#-szi-il
6'. [...]-mi#-im
7'. [...]-rat#-su-un
8'. [...] x x ur#-idim#-me# [...]
9'. [...]-lu# u3# [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479338

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 038034
Accession Number 1880-06-17, 1863

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.38034
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P479338
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-0617-1863

References

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 18

    [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, 047 + pl. 06 BM 038034

    [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 09:45:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-13 at 12:48:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 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
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479338.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P479338). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479338.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P479338). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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