CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 045 (P479343)

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 047292

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'. [...] {d#}[...]
2'. [...] szu#-ma#
3'. [...]-qan# pu-un#-gul#
4'. [...]-lid# a-bi-szu an#-[...]
5'. [...] at#-he-e#-szu#
6'. in-nen-du-ma at-hu-u2 _dingir-mesz_-ni
7'. [...] isz#-tab#-[...]
8'. [...] ka-ra-as#-sa#
9'. [...] an-duru2-nu
10'. [...]-szu-un#
11'. [...] _ugu#_-szu#-un#
12'. [...] e#-[...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-an#-tum#
2'. [...]-u2-tum
3'. i [...]-asz-szi i-na kar-ri
4'. [...] u2-szar-bi-ka
5'. [...] usz-mal3-li
6'. [...] at-ta
7'. [...]-szu#-nu a-nu-uk#-ka#
8'. [...] u2#-szat-mi#-[...]
9'. [...] x [...]
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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. 04 BM 047292

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 047292
  • Accession No.: 1881-08-30, 0814

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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. 045 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479343.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 045 artifact entry (No. P479343). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479343 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 045 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479343 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479343},
}


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