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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 043 (P479339)

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 038051

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'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
single ruling
6'. zaq-tu-ma szin-[...]
7'. im-tu ki-ma da-[...]
8'. _uszumgal-mesz_ na-ad-ru#-tu2#
9'. me-lam-mi usz-tasz-sza#-[...]
10'. zu-mur-szu-nu lisz-tah-t,am#-[...]
11'. usz-zi-iz-ma x-[...]
12'. _u4_-gal-la [...]
13'. _u4_-me da-ab#-r[...]
14'. na#-szi# kak#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: MC 16, 048 + pl. 08 BM 038051

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 038051
Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 1880

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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-17 at 11:30:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2016-05-15 at 19:24:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20	Heinle, Michael	Transliteration	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	Approved
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Heinle, Michael		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.38051) (BM.38051)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P479339) (P479339)
British Museum Collection (W_1880-0617-1880) (W_1880-0617-1880)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479339.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P479339). (2025, March 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479339 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479339 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479339},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479339.

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P479339). (2025, March 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479339 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479339 (Accessed: March 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479339},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/9/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479339
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