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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038034

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'. [...]-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

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Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: MC 16, 047 + pl. 06 BM 038034

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 038034
  • Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1063

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479338.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P479338). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479338 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479338},
}


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