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CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 003 (P491229)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Si 0728

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 4 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki#-ma dim2-tim# [...]
2'. qer-bi-tu# ri-x-[...]
3'. bir#-ka#-a-a sza2 uk-ta-[...]
4'. [usz]-te#?-szir pu-ri-du ki-[i ...]
5'. _giri3#?-min_-a-a in-na-mu-u x [...]
6'. du#-un-ni#? qa-ru#-u2# [...]
7'. szuk#-lul-ti pag-ri-ia [...]
8'. mesz#-re-ti-ia [...]
9'. _su_ mi-na-ti-ia [...]
10'. ih#?-lu-up ki-ma musz-[...]
11'. mu#-s,e sza2 ar#-[...]
12'. x 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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  • primary: MC 24, no. 159

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text IV:B

    [Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.

  • citation: SFS, Ist Si 0728 (catalogue)

    [Scheil1902SFS] Scheil, Vincent. 1902. Une Saison de Fouilles à Sippar (Abou Habba) (Janvier-Avril 1894). Impr. de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale (Le Caire).

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-18 at 17:11:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:57:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:30:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-21 at 18:28:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-01-22 at 11:17:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Lenzi, Alan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002701.04, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P491229.
CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P491229). (2025, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491229 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 002701.04, ex. 003 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491229 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.04, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491229},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491229},
}


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