CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 (P479347)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 066885 + BM 076718

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-du#-[...]-nu# [...]
2'. [...]-amat# um-[...]-nu# szu#-nu# [...]
3'. [...] har#-ma-ki# x [...]
4'. [...]-szu la tal#-li#-ki#-ma qa#-li-isz tu#-usz#-[...]
5'. [...]-ni#-ma [...]-ar# er-bet-ti sza2 pu-luh-[...]
6'. [...]-uh2# kar-sza-ki-ma# ul ni-s,a-al-lal ni-i#-[...]
7'. [...]-szi# lib-bu-uk#-ku# ap-su-u2 har-ma-[...]
8'. [...] mu#-um-mu# sza2 ik-ka-mu-u2# la e-disz asz-ba-a
9'. [...]-mu# at#-ti# dul#-lu#-hi-isz# ta#-du-ul-[...]
10'. [...]-i#-ni sza2 la# ni#-sak-ki#-pi# ul ta-ram-mi-na-[...]
11'. [...] sar-ma#-ni hu-um#-mu-ra i-na-tu-u2-[...]
12'. [...]-bi# ab-sza#-nam la sa#-ki#-pu i ni#-is,-lal ni-i-[...]
13'. [...] ta#-ha-zi# gi-mil-la-szu-nu tir-ri
14'. [...]-u2#-szu#-nu# ep#-szi-mu a-na za-qi2-qu szu-uk-[...]
15'. [...]-me-ma ti-amat# a-ma-tum i-t,ib el#-[...]
16'. [...]-mu-u2 at#-tu#-nu tusz#-ta-ad#-di-nu i ni-pu-usz _u4#_-[...]
17'. [...]-ru-nim#-ma# _dingir-dingir_ qi2-rib-[...]
18'. [...]-ne2#-ti usz#-tah#-ha-zu# an _dingir-dingir_ ba-ni-szu#-[...]
19'. [...]-as-ru-nim#-[...] i#-du-usz ti-amat ti-bi-u2#
20'. [...]-du# la sa#-ki#-[...] mu#-sza u3 [...]
21'. [...] tam#-ha#-ri# na#-zar-bu-bu la-[...]
22'. [...] x [...] i#-ban-nu-u2 s,u#-[...]
23'. [...]-ti#-qa#-at ka-la#-[...]
24'. [...]-lad# _musz-mah#_-[...]
25'. [...] at-ta-[...]
26'. [...] usz-ma#-al#-[...]
27'. [...]-ti# u2#-sal#-[...]
28'. [...] x [...]
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P479347

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 066885 + BM 076718
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 06879 + 1883-01-18 AH, 2089

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.66885
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P479347
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-6879

References

  • history: STC 2, pl. 12-13

    [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, 047 + pl. 06 BM 066885+

    [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
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 Approved View
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2015-02-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479347.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P479347). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479347 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479347 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479347},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P479347.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P479347). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479347 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479347 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.01, ex. 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479347},
}


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