CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 (P479341)

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 045528 + BM 046614 + BM 047173 + BM 047190 + BM 047197

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
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] x [...]
5. [...]-u2#-[...]
6. [...] x x [...]
7. [...]-na#-ma#
8. [...] szi#-i-mu
9. [...]-szu2#-un#
10. [...]-iz-zak#-ru#
11. [...]-szi#-hu#
12. [...] at#-ru#
13. [...] _mu#-an-na#-mesz#_
14. [...] ab-be2-e#-szu
15. [...]-masz#-szi-il#-ma
16. [...] nu#-dim2#-mud
17. [...]-ma#
  n lines broken
18'. [...]-ih#
19'. [...]-ni#
20'. [...]-i#-sza#
21'. [...]-me#-sza#
22'. [...]-szi
23'. [...]-szi-sza3#
24'. [...]-usz-hal-laq-ma
25'. [...] t,a#-bi-isz
26'. [...]-ma#-al-lik
27'. [...] x [...]-um#-mi-szu
28'. [...] x [...] e#-szi-tum
29'. [...] lu#-u# s,al#-la-at
30'. [...]-ru pa#-nu-szu
31'. [...] _dingir#-mesz_ ma#-re#-e#-szu#
32'. [...]-szad-[...]
33'. [...]-asz-saq# sza#-[...]
34'. mim-mu-u2 ik-pu-du pu-uh-ru-usz-szun#
35'. [...]-nu# [...]
36'. [...]-ul-[...]
37'. [...] sza#-qu#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-qi2#-qu# [...]
2'. [...]-tum# i#-t,ib# [...]
3'. [...]-ad#-di#-na [...]
4'. [pah]-ru-nim#-ma _dingir_ qi2#-rib#-szu#-un#
5'. [...]-zu# a-na _dingir-mesz_ ba-ni#-szu-un
6'. [...]-du#-usz ti-amat ti-bu-ni
7'. [...]-pu mu-sza u im-mu
8'. [...]-ra# na-zar-bu-bu la-ab-bi#
9'. [...]-ma# i-ban-nu-u2 s,u-la-a#-ti#
10'. [...] pa#-ti#-qat# ka#-la#-mu#
11'. [...] _musz#-husz#_-szu2#
12'. [...]-ta#-'i#-i
13'. [...]-ma-al-li#
14'. [...] u2#-sal-bisz#-ma#
15'. [...]-tasz#-szi-il#
16'. [...]-mi#-im#
17'. [...]-rat#-su#-un#
18'. [...]-mu#
19'. [...]-lu#
  n lines broken
20'. [...]-ka#
21'. [...]-qu#-u2# e-nu-tu2
22. [...]-x isz#-ti-ma
23'. [...]-ni#-x-ha
24'. [...]-sza-ru# lisz#-rab-bi-ib
  double ruling
25'. [...]-tum pi#-ti-iq-sza#
26'. [...]
27'. [...]
28'. [...]
29'. [...]
  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/P479341

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 045528 + BM 046614 + BM 047173 + BM 047190 + BM 047197
Accession Number 1881-07-01, 3289

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.45528
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P479341
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0701-3289

References

  • history: AOAT 375, pl. 3-6

    [Kammerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

  • history: STC 2, pl. 01-06

    [King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.

  • history: MC 16, 046 + pl. 05 BM 045528+

    [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
2026-02-18 at 19:22:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:42:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:41:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:39:49 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. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479341.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P479341). (2026, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 18},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P479341.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P479341). (2026, February 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 18},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
}


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M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry
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