CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 044 (P479340)
Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 043183Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...] am#-[...]
3. [...] resz#-[...]
4. [...]-mu# [...]
5. [...]-nu# [...]
6. [...]-ra# la# ki-is,-s,u-ru s,u#-[...]
7. [...]-nu#-ma _dingir-dingir_ [...]
8. [...]-ma# la zuk-ku-ru [...]
9. [...]-ba#-nu-u2-ma [...]
10. [{d}]lah#-mu u {d}la-ha-mu usz-ta#-[...]
11. [...]-bu#-u2 i#-[...]
12. [...]-szar2# u {d}ki-szar2 ib-ba-nu-ma# e#-[...]
13. ur#-ri-ku _u4-mesz_ [...]
14. [...] a#-pil#-szu-nu# [...]
15. [...]-num# bu#-uk#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ma#-[...]
2'. [...] an#-na# [...]
3'. [...] x x x [...]
4'. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...] am#-[...]
3. [...] resz#-[...]
4. [...]-mu# [...]
5. [...]-nu# [...]
6. [...]-ra# la# ki-is,-s,u-ru s,u#-[...]
7. [...]-nu#-ma _dingir-dingir_ [...]
8. [...]-ma# la zuk-ku-ru [...]
9. [...]-ba#-nu-u2-ma [...]
10. [{d}]lah#-mu u {d}la-ha-mu usz-ta#-[...]
11. [...]-bu#-u2 i#-[...]
12. [...]-szar2# u {d}ki-szar2 ib-ba-nu-ma# e#-[...]
13. ur#-ri-ku _u4-mesz_ [...]
14. [...] a#-pil#-szu-nu# [...]
15. [...]-num# bu#-uk#-[...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] ma#-[...]
2'. [...] an#-na# [...]
3'. [...] x x x [...]
4'. [...] x x [...]
rest 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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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history: MC 16, 047 + pl. 04 BM 043183
[LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.
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- Museum No.: BM 043183
- Accession No.: 1881-07-01, 0947
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2016-05-15 at 19:24:58 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 | Heinle, Michael | Atf | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-02-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.43183) (BM.43183)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P479340) (P479340)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0701-947) (W_1881-0701-947)
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479340.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P479340). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479340 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479340 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
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