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

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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

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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
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#
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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#-[...]
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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#
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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'. [...]
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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: 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 045528 + BM 046614 + BM 047173 + BM 047190 + BM 047197
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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 19:24:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:42:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:41:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-05-05 at 10:39:49 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. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479341.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P479341). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479341 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479341},
}


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