CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 002 (P363615)

Literary tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 067628

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ludlul bēl nēmeqi 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] _en_ ne2-me-qi2 _dingir_ musz-[ta-lum]
2. [...] mu-szi mu-up-pa-szir3 [...]
3. [...] _en_ ne2-me-qi2 _dingir_ musz-ta#-[lum]
4. [...] mu-szi mu-up-pa-szir3 ur-ri#
5. [... _u4_]-mi me-he-e na-mu-u2 ug-gat-su#
6. [u3 ki]-i# ma-nit sze!(ESZ)-re-ti za-aq-szu2 t,a-a-bu
7. [uz]-zu#-usz-szu la ma-har a-bu-bu ru-ub-szu2
8. mu-us-sah-hir# ka#-ra-as-su ka-bat-ta-szu2 ta-a-a-rat
9. sza2# nag#-be qa-[ti-szu2] la i-na-asz2-szu-u2 sza2-ma-'u-u2
10. rit-tusz rab#-bat# u2-kasz-szu mi-i-ta
11. {d}marduk sza nag#-[be] qa#-ti-szu2 la i-na-asz2-szu-u2 sza2-ma-'u-u2
12. rab-ba-tum rit-ta#-szu u2-kasz-szu mi-i-ta
13. i-na lib-ba-ti-szu2 up-ta-at-ta-a qab-ra-a-tum
14. e-nu-szu2 ina ka-ra-sze-e u2-szat-bi ma-aq-tu2
15. ik-ke-lem-mu-ma i-ne2-es-su-u2 {d}lamma u {d}alad
16. ip-pal-la-as-ma a-na sza2 is-ki-pu-szu2 _dingir_-szu2 i-sah-hur-szu2
17. ak-s,a-at a-na sur-ri en-nit-ta-szu2 ka-bit-ti
18. ik-kar-rit,-ma za-mar-ma i-tar a-lit-tusz
19. id-du-ud-ma ri-ma-szu u2-kan-ni
20. u3 ki-i a-ra-ah bu-u2-ri it-ta-na-as-ha-ra _egir_-szu2
21. za-aq-ta ni-t,a-tu-szu2 u2-sah-ha-la zu-um-ra
22. pa#-asz2#-hu s,i-in-du-szu2 u2-bal-la-t,u nam-ta-ra
23. i#-qab-bi-ma# gil2-la-ta usz-rasz-szi
24. ina _u4_ i-szar-ti-szu2 up-ta-at,-t,a-ru i'-il-tu4 u- an-nu
25. szu-u2-ma tuk-tuk-ka ra-iba u2-szar-szi
26. ina te-e-szu2 _ku3_ ip-pa-ru szu-ru-up-p[u] u hur-ba-szu
27. musz-man-t,i# ra#-ti# _dingir iszkur_ me-hi-is,ti _dingir_er3-ra
28. mu-sal-lim _dingir_ [...] ta#-ri szab-ba-su-u2-ti
29. be-lu4 s,i#-[ru] lib3#-bi _dingir-mesz_ i-bar-ri
30. ma-la sza# [...] a-lak#-ta-szu2 ul i-de
31. {d}marduk at#-ta# sza# i#-na lib3-bi _dingir-mesz_ i-bar-i
32. _dingir_ a-a-um-ma ul i-lam-mad t,e3-en-szu2
33. a-na ki-i kab-ta-at _szu_-su lib3-ba-szu2 re-me-ni
34. a-na ki-i gas,-s,u _gisz-tukul-mesz_-szu2 ka-bat-ta-szu2 musz-ni-szat
35. sza la lib3-bi-szu2 man-nu me-hi-is,-ta-szu2 li-szap-[szi-ih-(ma)]
36. e-la kab-ta-ti-szu2 ia-u2 li-gal-lil ul# [...]
37. lu#-sza2-pi ug-gat-su sza2 ki-ma nu-u2-ni ak-ti#-x [...]
38. i-nu-nam-ma za-mar ki-i u2-bal-lat-[...]
39. lu-szal-mid-ma _un-mesz_ kit-ru-ba gi#?-[x x]
40. hi-is-sa-as-su _munus-saga_-tu# a-na [x x x]
41. ul-tu-ud-ma _en_ [x x x] nu [x x x]
42. u3 _ur-sag_ {d}marduk [pu]-su [x x x]
43. id-da-an-ni _dingir-mu#?_ [sza2-du-szu i-mid]
44. [ip-par]-ku# {d}isz-ta-[ri i-be2-x x]
45. [isz-lit {d}]alad#-saga# [sza2 i-di-ia
46. [...] la#-ma#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x mu#?-du#?-[...]
2'. [...] szi#-ri-szu2 isz#-[...]
3'. a#-na# qa-ab _munus saga_ ia pe#-ta#
4'. mu-ta-mu-u2 t,a-pil,-ti-ia2 sza2-kin#
5'. da-bi-ib nu-ul-la-ti-ia _dingir_ re#
6'. a-na sza2 iq-bu-us a-hu-la-pi ha-mut,-su#
7'. sza la ka-szim-ma i-te-me ba-lat,-su sze-du#-
8'. ul ar-szi a-lik i-di ga-mi3-la ul a-mar
9'. a-na s,i-in-di u bi-ir-ti u2-za-'a-i-zu mim-ma-a-a
10'. pi-i na-ri-ia u2-man-di-du sa-ki-ka
11'. qer-be2-ti-ia u2-szes-su-u2 [...]
12'. ki-i _iri_ na-ki-ri usz-qu-mi-im _iri_-ia5
13'. par-s,i-ia u2-szal-qu-u2 sza2-nam-ma
14'. u3 ina pil-lu-de-e-a a-ha-a usz-ziz-zu
15'. _u4_-mu szu-ta-nu-hu _ge6_-sza# ger-ra-ni#
16'. _iti-mesz_ qi2-ta-a-a-u2-lu i-dir-tu4 _mu-an-na_
17'. ki-ma su-um-mi ad-mu-ma gi-mir _u4_-me-ia
18'. za-ma-risz qu-bi-ia u2-sza2-as,-rap#
19'. i-na bi-tak-ki-i szub-ra-a _igi-min_-a-a
20'. mi#!-sisz# di-ma-ti s,ur-ru-pa u2-suk-ka-a-a
21'. us,#-s,al-lim pa-ni-ia2 a-di-rat lib3-bi-ia
22'. masz#-ki#-ia# u2-tar-ri-qu pi-rit-tu4 u hat-tu4
23'. [...] lib3#-bi-ia ina gi-tal-lu-ti ir-tu-ba
24'. [...]-ma ki-ma s,a-rap i-sza2-ti
25'. nab#-[x] musz#-tah#-mi-t,i e-mat tes2-li-ti
26'. [ki]-ma# s,al#-tu4# pu-uh2-pu-uh2-hu-u2 su-pu-u2-a
27'. [...] szap#-ti-ia ki-i da#-i#-mi asz2-t,a
28'. [...] a-ta-mu-u2 nap-ra-ku na-pa-lu-u2-a
29'. tu#-sza-at i-na ur-ri isz-szi-ra da-me-eq-tu4
30'. ar-hu in-nam-ma i-nam-me-ra {d}utu-szi#
  single ruling
31'. _kur_-ud-ma a-na ba-lat, a-dan-ni e-ti-iq
 ts: ts: akšudma ana balāṭ adanna ētiq
 en: I survived to the next year; the appointed time passed.
32'. _dub 1(disz)-kam_ lud-lul _en_ [...]
 ts: ts: ṭuppi ištēn ludlul bēl ...
 en: 1st tablet, ludlul bēl ...

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text I:Q

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

  • history: CTN 4, 201

    [Wiseman1996CTN4] Wiseman, Donald J., and Jeremy A. Black. 1996. Literary Texts from the Temple of Nabû. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 4. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

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  • Museum No.: IM 067628
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah) Provenience Comments:

    Ezida

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  • Excavation No: ND 05485 + ND 05497/20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-22 at 12:04:23 Fernandes Pedroso, Gustavo Atf Horowitz, Wayne; Lambert, Wilfred G. Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-15 at 12:58:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-15 at 12:56:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-22 at 18:59:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-22 at 18:33:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-25 at 08:45:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-19 at 12:30:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-19 at 12:15:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 18:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 002701.01, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P363615.
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P363615). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P363615 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 002701.01, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P363615 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002701.01, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P363615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P363615},
}


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