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CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 047 (P479345)

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 054856

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'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]-szu ik-mu-u2 i-sa-a-du
4'. [...] usz-zi-zu ir-ta-szu# [...]
5'. [...]-um#-mi-szu szu-up-szu-hi#-[...]
6'. [...] ap#-su-u2 ad-du#-[...]
7'. [...]-pa#-ra-szu u2#-[...]
8'. [...] x x [...]
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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: MC 16, 048 + pl. 07 BM 054856

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 054856
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1185

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P479345.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 047 artifact entry (No. P479345). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479345 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 047 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479345 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479345},
}


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