CT 18, pl. 01, Rm 0355 (P345975)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (explicit malku-sharru 3)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet fragment
  disconnected join with 81-7-27, 55; copied & collated by D. Foxvog
  transliteration includes 81-7-27, 55 copied & collated by D. Foxvog
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = MIN#<(%n giszimmaru)>
2'. [ma-ar-ra]-tum# = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
3'. [ar-ha-nu]-u = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
4'. [up-pu?-usz]-tum = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
5'. [x-x]-tum# = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
6'. [x-x?]-x-tum = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
7'. [x-x?]-lu-u2 = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: [s,i?-il?]-lu-u2 "thorn" of datepalm
8'. [x-x?]-x-bu = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: [lib3]-lib3?#-bu "offshoot of datepalm"
9'. [x-x?]-re-e = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
10'. [x-x]-a-tum = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: [s,u2?-ba?]-a-tum "palm-tree bark"
11'. [...]-tum = MIN<(%n giszimmaru)>
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x]-x-[x-x?] = [...]
2'. x-id-x-[x?] = [...]
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: gi?#-id-mu?# "bunch of dates" < WSem.
  ruling
3'. a-ra-zi-[x] = [...]
  in 1st sub col. it is unlikely that the entry is a-ra-zi-[qu]; contextually entries relating to datepalms, etc., seem more plausible
4'. hu-tu-[x-x] = [...]
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: hu-la?-[me?-tum?] "kind of datepalm"; needs coll.
5'. a-da-[x-x] = [...]
6'. a-x-[x-x] = [...]
7'. x-[...] = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: x may be RA
8'. [...] = [...]
9'. x-[...] = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: x = beginning of LUM-like sign
10'. x-[...] = [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  = col. 4
1. ne-ma-szu = i#-[s,u]
2. ka#-ak-tal-tum = MIN<(i#-[s,u])>
3. ka#-lu-u2-tum = MIN<(i#-[s,u])>
4. [a?]-ka#-lu-u2-tum = MIN<(i#-[s,u])>
  in 1st sub col.: only the final vertical wedge of KA is visible; spacing seems insufficient to write both A & KA
5. [da]-ki#-ru-u2 = MIN<(i#-[s,u])>
6. [mi]-ri-szu = MIN<(i#-[s,u])>
7. [hu]-uk = MIN<(i#-[s,u])> [x]
  ruling
8. [gu-ma]-a-lum = {gesz}SZINIG#
9. [hu-pu2]-a#-lum = MIN<({gesz}SZINIG#)>
10. [tu-ma]-a#-nu = {gesz}UR3#
11. [lam]-mu = {gesz}U3-SUH5#
12. [u2-ri]-ib#-hu = {gesz}SZENNUR#
13. [su-pa]-lum = {gesz}EREN#
14. [ti-ia]-rum = {gesz}EREN#
15. [ti-ia]-ar = {gesz}EREN# [x-x]
16. [bu-ut,-na]-tum = bu-[t,u-ut-tu]
17. [{gesz}ta-ni]-it#-tim = [...]
18. [{gesz}ti-ik]-ni#-tim = [...]
  ruling
19. [{gesz}e]-ni#-tum = {gesz#}[x-x]
20. [mu]-ur#-ra-nu = MIN<(%n e'ru)>
21. ma!-nu-u2 = MIN<(%n e'ru)>
  in 1st sub col.: ma! = GISZ, acc. copy & coll.; recoll.
22. a#-mu-mi-isz-tu = bala-[tu?]
23. ba#-asz-ma = MIN<(bala-[tu?])>
  in 1st sub col.: ASZ & MA probably = LA, which the scribe wrote by mistake (perhaps a misreading from his source)
24. e#-gu = a-sza2-[gu]
25. [a]-ma-ri-du = MIN<(a-sza2-[gu])>
26. [a]-pu2-u2 = MIN<(a-sza2-[gu])>
27. [ni]-i-mu = el#-[pe-e-tum]
  rest broken
column 2
  = col. 5
1. [...] = [da-al]-tum#
  line probably fits somewhere around exemplar K 4375 rev. ii 10
  n lines broken
2'. e#-[ri-im-tum] = [x]
3'. esz-[szu-u2] = [x]
4'. gu-[du-gu] = [x]
5'. mu-kil# [ba-a-bi] = [x]
6'. da-[al-tum] = [x]
7'. ha-a-[ra-li] = [...]
8'. ar-[ka-bi-in-nu] = [...]
9'. {gesz}hu-[un-ti hu-ra-s,i] = [...]
10'. tu-'#-[a-ma-ti] = [...]
11'. ha#-ap#-[ha-ap-pu] = [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  = col. 6
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = [x]
2'. [...] = [x]
3'. [...] = [x]
4'. [...] = [x]
5'. [...] = [x]
  in 2nd sub col. of ll. 1'-5' probably restore: [MIN<(%n paszszuru)>]
  rest broken

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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • primary: CT 18, 01, Rm 0355

    [Thompson1904CT18] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1904. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 18.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: Rm 0355 (+) 1881-07-27, 0055

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 15:26:27 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:18:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-08-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 18, Pl. 01, Rm 0355 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345975.
CT 18, pl. 01, Rm 0355 artifact entry (No. P345975). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345975 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 01, Rm 0355 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345975 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 01, {Rm} 0355 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345975},
}


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