CT 18, pl. 07-08, K 2040 (P345986)

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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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 1)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
  note: collated by D. Foxvog
obverse
column 1
  about 10 lines broken
1'. [x]-x#-[x] = [...]
  in 2nd sub col. probably restore: [be-lu]?
2'. [x]-x#-x?#-[x] = [x]
3'. e#-[nu] = [x]
4'. {{[he?]-pi2}}-li-[x] = [x]
5'. ni-'-u2?# = [x]
  note: in 1st sub col.: x# could be either beginning of UM or U2
6'. a-iu-um = [x]
  ruling
7'. ba-'-la-tu = [...]
8'. be-le-tu = MIN<(%n b=eltu)>
9'. e-en-tu = MIN<(%n b=eltu)>
10'. szu-e-tu = MIN<(%n b=eltu)>
11'. be-la-tu = be-le-tum#
  ruling
12'. ba-'-u2-lu = ru-bu-u MAR-TU#
13'. sza#-na-du = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
14'. [ba]-'-u2-lu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
15'. [...]-ru = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
  note: in 1st sub col. possibly restore: [ti-iz-qa]-ru or [s,i-i]-ru < An = szam^u 1 36, 37
16'. [ka-ru]-bu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
17'. [ru-ba]-a-u2 = MIN#<(ru-bu-u)>
18'. [ru]-ba?#-ia-u2 = MIN#<(ru-bu-u)>
19'. [sza]-bi-tu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
20'. [ma]-am-lu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
21'. [ne]-e-s,u2 = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
22'. [bi]-i-ru = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
23'. [rab]-ba-nu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
24'. pu#-ut-tu = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
25'. ru#-bu-u = ru-bu-[u MAR]-TU#
  note: in 1st sub col.: "good [r]u" acc. coll.
26'. pa-ha-nu = ru-bu-[u] NIM
  ruling
27'. NUN# = ru-bu-u
  note: in 1st sub col.: line indented, NUN preceded by 3 firing holes
28'. GI7# = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
  note: in 1st sub col.: line indented
29'. NUN#-GAL# = MIN<(ru-bu-u)>
  ruling
30'. [ba-qa]-szum# = ra-bu-u
31'. [szu-pu]-u2# = MIN<(ra-bu-u)>
32'. [...]-u2# = MIN<(ra-bu-u)>
33'. [...]-s,u = ba-a-lum
34'. [...]-s,u = MIN<(ba-a-lum)>
35'. [be-e]-lum# = MIN<(ba-a-lum)>
36'. [...]-szu# = ra-bu-u NIM#
37'. [...]-lum# = ba-'-u2-[lu]
  ruling
38'. [x-x]-x#-du = kab-[tu]
  note: in 1st sub col. perhaps restore: [a-sza2]-re?#-du
39'. [a-rat]-tu#-u2 = MIN<(kab-[tu])>
40'. [...]-u2?# = MIN<(kab-[tu])>
41'. [...] = [ka]-bi?#-[tu]
  (remainder broken)
column 2
  (beginning broken)
1'. gaz-[...] = [MIN<(dannu)>]
2'. ki-isz#-[szu] = [x]
3'. kap-[ka-pu] = [x]
4'. mar-[ma-ru] = [x]
5'. git2-[ma-lu] = [x]
6'. x#-[x-x] = [x]
  (remainder broken)
reverse
column 1'
  (beginning broken)
1'. bu-[na-tum] = [...]
2'. bi-in-[tum] = [...]
3'. bu-kur#-[tum] = [...]
4'. ru-um#-[tum] = [...]
5'. ru-ma-[tum] = [...]
6'. ka-lu-ma#-[tum] = [...]
7'. bu-uk-ra#-[tum] = [...]
8'. ma-ra#-[tum] = [...]
  ruling
9'. a-pi-il#-[tum] = [...]
  in 2nd sub col. perhaps restore: [MIN<(ma-ar-tum)> GAL-tum]
10'. ap-la-[tum] = [...]
11'. ta-pa-la-a#-[tum] = [...]
  ruling
12'. kal-lu-[tum] = [...]
  in 2nd sub col. perhaps restore: [{mi2}E2.GI4.A] < ms6, 230
13'. hi-ba-bi-tum# = [...]
14'. ku-ul-lul-tum# = [...]
15'. ha-da-sza-tum# = [...]
16'. pu-us-sum2-tum# = [...]
17'. kal-la-tum# = [...]
18'. kal-la-a-[tum] = [...]
  ruling
19'. s,u2-uh2#-[ru] = [...]
20'. si3-[si3-ru] = [...]
21'. la#-[a-u2] = [...]
  note: in 1st sub col. 2R copy more accurate than CT 18 copy
  (remainder broken)
column 2'
  (beginning broken)
1'. [at]-hu#-u2 = MIN<(%n tapp^u)>
2'. da-al-lu = MIN<(%n tapp^u)>
3'. it-ba-ru = MIN<(%n tapp^u)>
4'. it-ba-ar-tu = MIN<(%n tapp^u)>
  ruling
5'. tap-pi-u2-tum = tap-pu-u2-tum
6'. bi-isz-ru = sze-er-ru
7'. bi-in bi-nim = lib-lib-bi
  ruling
8'. e-da-aq-qu = da-aq-qu
9'. da-qi2-qu = MIN<(da-aq-qu)>
10'. du-qa2-qu = MIN<(da-aq-qu)>
11'. szu-esz-szu = MIN<(da-aq-qu)>
  ruling
12'. s,i-i-tu = i-li-it-tum
13'. li-it-tu = MIN<(i-li-it-tum)>
14'. tu-da-a-tu = MIN<(i-li-it-tum)>
15'. li-da-a-tu = MIN<(i-li-it-tum)>
16'. na-ab-ni-tu = MIN<(i-li-it-tum)>
  ruling
17'. ki-i-mu = ki-im-tu
18'. ki-ma-tu = MIN<(ki-im-tu)>
19'. li-i-mu = MIN<(ki-im-tu)>
  ruling
20'. e-mu-szu-tum = e-mu-tum
21'. e-mu-ma-tum = MIN<(e-mu-tum)>
22'. [szu]-ur#-szu2 = li-i-pu
  ruling
23'. [...] = ze-rum
24'. [...] = MIN<(ze-rum)>
  (remainder 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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
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  • primary: CT 18, 07-08, K 2040

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

  • history: R2, 29, 3,

    [sec87531] N.d.

  • history: Meissner Supp. 05,

    [sec87532] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02040

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2008-05-26 at 05:19:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 18, Pl. 07-08, K 2040 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345986.
CT 18, pl. 07-08, K 2040 artifact entry (No. P345986). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345986 (Original work published 2006)
CT 18, pl. 07-08, K 2040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345986 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 18, pl. 07-08, {K} 2040 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345986},
}

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