LTBA 2, 01b (P349909)

Lexical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10854 + VAT 11509

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 3-4)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
  = VAT 10854+11509 rev.; belongs to different recension, but used to reconstruct VAT 10068+; collated by A. Kilmer & D. Frayne (who in 1985 could not locate VAT 11509; is this joined to 10854?)
obverse
  (broken?)
reverse
column 1'
  used to fill about 20 lines in gap at beginning of text VAT 10068+ rev. ii = LTBA 2, 1 xi
  beginning broken
1'. ap#-luh#-[tum?] = [...]
2'. ba-da-hu = [...]
3'. ha-ba-bu = [x]
4'. musz-te-'-u = ha-za-nu
5'. musz-ta-mu-u = szu-[ta-mu-u?]
6'. sza2-ha-t,u = re#-[hu-u?]
7'. la-ma-du = na-[a-ku]
8'. ga-ra-hu = MIN<(na-[a-ku])>
9'. e-gu-u = MIN<(na-[a-ku])>
10'. ba-a-tu2 = ge?#-[e-szu]
  in 2nd sub col.: coll. states "nothing there"
11'. szur-bu-bu = [x]
12'. s,ip-pa-tu2 = [...]
13'. hup2!-hup2-pu = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: hup2! = HU-like sign, copy accurate
14'. tab-ba-tu2 = [...]
15'. [x] = s,a?#-[la-lum?]
  in 1st sub col. perhaps restore: [1(ilimmu4)], with the line indented; in 2nd sub col.: coll. seems to indicate a lower horizontal wedge head; needs coll.
16'. tab#-rit# mu-szi = szu#-[ut-tum?]
17'. ma-ta#-ru-u = MIN<(szu#-[ut-tum?])>
18'. mu?#-na#-ma#-tu2 = mu-na#-[at-tum?]
  in 1st sub col.: coll. states "like copy"
19'. [ku-dub-pa]-nu# = mat#-[qu]
20'. [x] = da#-asz2#-[pu]
  in 1st sub col. perhaps restore: [1(ilimmu4)], with the line indented
  rest broken
column 2'
  used to fill about 21 lines in gap at beginning of text VAT 10068+ rev. iv = LTBA 2, 1 xii
  beginning broken
1'. [ziq]-ziq#-qu# = [...]
2'. IM#-SUH3-u = [...]
3'. ; 1(ilimmu4)<(IM#-SUH3-u)> = [...]
  in 1st sub col.: 1(ilimmu4) is indented & is a repetition marker
4'. ; 1(ilimmu4)<(IM#-SUH3-u)> = MIN<(%n sz=aru)> %g mit-hur#-tu2
  in 1st sub col.: 1(ilimmu4) is indented & is a repetition marker
5'. [x]-x IM = sza2-bat, IM
6'. PIRIG#-GAL = szu-u2-tu2
7'. PIRIG#-BAN3-DA = il-ta-nu
8'. PIRIG-SZU-DU7 = szad-du-u
9'. PIRIG-NU-SZU-DU7 = a-mur-ru
10'. IM-TI-BA = IM s,e-li
11'. ; 1(ilimmu4)<(IM-TI-BA)> = sza2-a-ru i-da-tu2
  in 1st sub col.: 1(ilimmu4) is indented & is a repetition marker
12'. dal-ha-mun!(DIM) = a-szam-szu-tu2
13'. asz2-me-tu2 = MIN<(a-szam-szu-tu2)>
  in 1st sub col. perhaps read: asz2-szip-tu2
14'. mu-um-mi-il-te ep-ru *(P2) MIN<(a-szam-szu-tu2)>
  glossenkeil = col. divider due to overlap from sub col. 1 into sub col. 2
15'. me-hu#-u = MIN<(a-szam-szu-tu2)>
16'. asz-ti?#-du?! = ur-pat zi-ir-hu
  in 1st sub col.: du?! = BA, acc. LTBA 2 copy
17'. su-uh?#-hum-mu = s,e-e-tu2
18'. su-uh?#-hum-mu = ha-ma-t,u
19'. e-ma-mu = sza2-ha-nu
20'. du-u2-tu2 = masz#-ha-an-tu2#
21'. GABA hu-na-bu?# = [x]
  in 1st sub col. so LTBA 2 copy; perhaps read: t,uh-hu#-du?!-u2?#; needs coll.
22'. pat-nu# = [...]
23'. a-nu-um-ma# = [...]
24'. ka-nu-ku = [...]
25'. up-pu = [...]
26'. musz-szak-ku = [...]
27'. [zi]-i?-bu?# = [...]
  in 1st sub col. LTBA 2 copy reads: [x]-kam2-mi#, probably miscopy; needs coll.
28'. [x]-x-[x] = [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] = a#-lik# [...]
2'. [...] = ka-na#-[szu?]
3'. [...] = MIN<(ka-na#-[szu?])>
4'. [...] = MIN<(ka-na#-[szu?])>
5'. [...] = ka-sza2-du
6'. [...] = [na]-ka-su
7'. [...] = [x]
8'. [...] = [ri]-tu!-u
  in 2nd sub col. acc. coll.: "tu! like copy"
9'. [...] = [ha]-ba-lu
10'. [...] = [x]
11'. [...] = [hab]-bi#-lu
12'. [...] = [...]-x sin-2(u)-tu2
  in 2nd sub col. acc. coll.: x "like copy"
13'. [...] = [x]
14'. [...] = [na-hal]-lu
15'. [...] = [gu-un]-gi#-tu2
16'. [...] = [na-ah]-bu#-u
17'. [...] = [...] [GISZ]-MESZ#
  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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  • Museum No.: VAT 10854 + VAT 11509
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:32:29 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
“LTBA 2, 01b Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349909.
LTBA 2, 01b artifact entry (No. P349909). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349909 (Original work published 2006)
LTBA 2, 01b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349909 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {LTBA 2, 01b artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349909},
}

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