CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 001 (P385872)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

BM 093015 = NBC 11595

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Has fragments

tablet
obverse
1. e-nu-ma e-lisz la na-bu-u2 sza2-[...]
2. szap-lisz am-ma-tum szu-mu la# [...]
3. _abzu_-u2 resz-tu-u2 za-ru#-[...]
4. mu-um-mu ti-amat mu-ma-al-li-da-at# [...]
5. _a-mesz_-szu-un isz-te-nisz [...]
6. gi-par3-ra la ku-s,u2-ru s,u-s,a-' la [...]
7. e-nu-ma _dingir-mesz_ la szu#-[...]-u2# [...]
8. szu-um la zu-uk-ku-ru szi#-[...]
9. ib-ba-nu-u2 _dingir#_ [...]
10. {d}lah3-mu-u {d#}[...]
11. a-di-i ir-bu#-[...]
13. u2-ri-ki _u4#_ [...]
14. {d}a-num a-pi2#-[...]
15. an#-szar2# {d}a-num [...]
16. [...] a#-num# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-u2# la# a-di-ru [...]
2'. ap#-pu#-na-a-ta is-ten esz-re-et-ti# [...]
3'. i-na _dingir-dingir_ bu-uk-ri-szu-nu szu-ut isz#-[...]
4'. u2-sza2-asz2-qa {d}qin-gu ina bi-ri-szu-nu sza#-[...]
5'. a-li-ku tu _igi_ pa-ni um-ma-nu mu-'-ir-ru-tu pu#-uh#-[...]
6'. na-sze-e _{gesz}pa_ ti-is,-bu-tu de-ku-u a-na-an-ta
7'.a. szu-ut ta-am-ha#-a-TA! _gal_ sik-kat2-tu-tu
7'.b. ip-qid#-[...]
8'. _ku_ ta-a-ka ina _ukken dingir_ u2-szar-bi-ka
9'. ma-li-ku-ut _dingir-mesz_ gim-ra-at#-szu-nu qa-tuk#-ka usz-mal-li
10'. lu szu-ur-ba-ta-a ha-'-a-ri e-du-u2 at-ta# [...]
11'.a. id-din-szu _dub nam-tar-mesz_ i-rat-tusz u2-szat-mi-ih
11'.b. ka-at# [...]
12'. in-na-nu {d}qin-gu szu-usz-qu-u2 le-qu#-u2# [...]
13'. ep-sza pi-i-ku-nu {d}bil-gi [...]
14'. im-tuk kit-mu-ru ma-ag-sza-ru lisz#-[...]
  single ruling
  (Hunger Kolophone 456)
15'. _dub_ e-nu-ma e-lisz x re-esz ki-ma la-bi-ri#-[szu]
16'. _dub_-pi {disz}{d}na3-din-su-iq-bi _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}i-{d}marduk#
17'. sza2 _szu_ {disz}{d}na3-din-su-iq-bi# _a#_-szu2 sza2 {disz}i#-{d}marduk#
18'. x x szu2 disz x x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 53.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • history: CT 13, pl. 01 & 03, BM 093015

    [King1901CT13] King, Leonard W. 1901. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 13.

  • history: STC 1, XCVIII

    [King1902STC1] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. I : English Translations, Transliterations, Glossary, Introduction, Etc. Vol. 12. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series . London : Luzac.

  • history: MC 16, 046

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

  • history: Labat, Poeme 076ff.

    [sec100063] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 093015 = NBC 11595
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0402

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 15:21:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 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
2015-11-03 at 16:30:20 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2008-05-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

King STC 1, XCVIII: probably same tablet as BM 046803King STC 1, XCVIII: probably same tablet as BM 046803

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002718.01, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385872.
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P385872). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385872 (Original work published 2008)
CDLI Literary 002718.01, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385872 (Accessed: March 22, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P385872},
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