Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets, &tc., in the British …etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/17468.pdf · and other collections preserved in the British Museum. They consist

CUNEIFORM TEXTS

FROM

BABYLONIAN TABLETS, &C.,

TN THE

BRITISH MUSEUM. - J P $-;,e12j

P A R T X I V .

(50 Plates.)

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LONDON.

I 902.

[ALL IZI(;HTS RBSER VR D.]

LONIjON :

1IARIi ISON A N D SOTS,

I 'RINl ' l~ l lS I N OHIIIXARY 1'0 111s IIIAJISS'TY,

Sr. ~ I . A I ~ ' ~ ' I N ' ~ I..4NE.

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I'art X IV. of " Cuneiform 'l'exts from Babylonian Tablets," etc., contai~ls a group

of tests from one hundred and fifty-nine clay tablets and fragments of the I<ouyuiljili

and other collections preserved in the British Museum. They consist chiefly of

vocabularies or lists of Sumerian words for various animals, birds, fishes, stones,

: ~ n d plants, together with their Assyriarl equivaleilts, and may be thus described :-

( I . ) Plates 1-10 :-Lists of atliinals, birds, insects, stones, etc., from I<ouyunjil; ;

of these the following are published for the first time :--KI<. 420 5, 4206,

8202, 8378, I 361 5, and R111. 2, 202.

( 2 . ) Plates I 1-1 j :-Lists of animals, fislies, birds, snal;es, etc. ; all of these,

escept one (I<. 99 SO), are written in the late Babylonian character, :1nd

are here published for the first time.

(3.) Plates 14-1 j. :--Lists of stones, etc. ; of these I<I<. 4232, 6003, I 3697,

13713, S. 1805, and No. 93084 are here ~ublishecl for the first time.

(4.) I'lates 18-49 :-Lists of plants ; of these the following are here published

for the first time :-ICK. 267, 271, 4162, 4163, 4169, 418oa, 41Sob, 4182,

4 ~ 8 4 , 4185, 4187, 4216, 4345. 43jSb, 4564, 4565, 4566, 4581, 4556, 4588,

4621, 542411, 544ob, 8249, 8287, 8791, 8807, 8828, 8829, 8846, 9061, 9147,

9182, 9283, 9948, 10024, 101 26, 10289, 10466, I 1386, 14030, 14046, 14047,

14051, 14052, 14053, ~ 4 0 5 9 , 14060, 14062, 14077, 14081, I 4087, 14108,

14r 11, 14120, 14132, 14351, 14822 : SS. 547, 698, 786. 1316, I 528, 1846,

1920, 1958 : D.T. 59, 136 : R111. 328, 352, 357, 362, 364 : Rm. II., 41,

203, 412, 497: 79-7-8, 2 2 , 186, 187 : 80-7-19 356: 81-2-4, 264, 267,

269, 271, 472 : 82-5-22, 576, 1777 : Nos. 35503, 36331, 36481, 42339,

5 1070, 9308 j , 93086.

(5.) I'late 50 :-List of the plants in thc garden of hlerodach-Baladail, 1;ing of

Babyloll ; the tablet belonged to fiIardul;-2urna-iddii1, who styles himself

" the Worshipper of Marcluk."

The copies have been illadc by Mr. R. Cainpbell Thompson, M.A., ilssistant

in the Department.

E. A. W A L L I S B U D G E .

O C T O ~ ~ E K IST, 1902.

INDEX TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS .

Regl. tlatlon Reglsilntlon l< tg i i t~a l~on No of Tablet . P I A ~ C I NO. rrlllet Plate . No . of T.iblet. Plate .

... . ... ... I< . ; I ;L ... 1-2 K 4;gS 25 . ... a . . K . 240 ... ... 1 5 < 4 24

K . S287 ... ... 39

. ... ... K 8378 9 . ... ... . ... ... K . 2 5 9 ... ... 23 , I< 4417 37 K 8667 29 . ... . ... ... I< . 267 . . 2 1-22 I< 4418. joined to / K 8727

I 37

. ... ... I . ... ... 3 5 IC . 4398 K S771 41 ... . ... . ... IC.274 ... ... 42 I< 4419 43 I( 8791 .. 41

... ... ... I< . 414oa ... 28 1 1 9 ... 26 K . SS07 ... 42 ... .. . ... . . . . ... ... I< . 314ob .4 2-43 I i 4450 27 I< SS27 27

... I . I 52 (duplicate K . I .. 2 7 I( . 882s ... ... 26 . . . .. . of preceding) .4 4-45 1 I< 443Sh ... 24 K . 8829 ... 41 ... . 1 . 4 1 6 . . . . . . 2 7 I< 454.8 .. 17 1 I< . 8846 . . ... 3'

. . . I < . 4 1 6 3 . . . 42 l< . 4364 ... ... 41 I<.go61 ... ... 32 ... . ... . . . ... I<.4169 ... 34 I K 456 j 26 ... ... I< . 41Soa . . . ... 35 I<.4566 . . . j4 29 I 1<.g160 ... ... 33

. . . ... I< . 418011 . . . . . . 32 K . 4 5 8 1 j I I< . 9182 ... . . . 33 . ... . . . . ... I< .4r82 . . . 34 I< 458 ja. joined to 1 1; 9283 23 . ... ... I< . 4184 . . . . . . 46 1 . 240 . I I< 9948 37

. . . . . . I< . 11S5 ... 26 1 IC 4586 ... 31 1 < . 9 9 5 o ... ... 15

... ... . ... I< . 41S7 .. 36 , I< 45% 32

... I< . 4'05 ... ... 7 1 . 6 1 .. 27

... K . I0024 ... 32

. . . I< . 10028 .. 3

... ... . ... . . . . I< . 4206 . . . ... 7 i I< j424b 38 , K 10126 39

... ... ... . . . . I < . ~ L ! I ~ ... 19-20 1 I< . 544011 ... 26 1 K 10289 32

... ... . . ... K . 4218a . . . 10 I I< 5950. joined to 1 K 10466 32 . . .. . . . I< . 4 3 3 ' . . . ... 17 I< . 240 . 1 K 11386 4'

l

I . I . . . . . . 6 I< . 5986. joined to K . 11424 . . . . . 35 I . 2 . . . ... 3-31 Ic.274.

... .. . I< . 13615 ... 2

. K . 4330 . . . . . 8 I< . 6003 ... I 6 I< I 3692, joined to

1 3 4 ... ... 28 I< . 6069, joined to I I< . 43'5 . ... IC.4354 . . . . . . 18 I< . 267 . 1 K . r 3697 ... 17

. ... I< . 43 jSl> ... ... 46 I< . 6953, joined to 1 l< 13713 . . 17 . . ... ... . ... I< . 436s . . . 5 1 I< 4565 ' 1 < 14030 35

I< . 4373 . . . . . 9 I< . S'o-. ... ... 5 I< . 4396 . . . . . . 1.1 I I< . 8249 ... ... 31

... . ... I< 14046 33 ... . ... I< 14047 26

D.T. 59 ... ... D.T. 136 ... ...

I<egistration No . of Tablet . Plate .

I< . 14051 ... ... 40

I im . 35" .. ... R111 . 356 ... ... Km.357 ... ... Rm 362 ... ... R111 . 364 ... ... Rm . 11.. 2 ;. ... R111 . I I., 41 ... Rln . II., 2 0 2 ... 1<nl . I I.. 203 ...

Ilegistmtion No . of Txblct .

... . ... S 1846

Rm . I I., 31 6. joined to K . 8846 .

Rm . 11.. 412 ...

... . R I ~ 11.. 479

... R111.11.,497

79.74, 19 ... ... 79-7..8, 2 I ... ...

... 7 9 - 7 4 2 2 ... 79-7-8, 186 ... 79.7.8, r S7 ... 79.7.8, 350, joined

to 1( . 10126 .

Ileglstratio11 Plate . NO . of Tablet .

... '7 1 80-7-1 9, 356 2 7 8 I -2-4, 264 ... 26 81-2-4, 265. joined

to S . 60 . l

'7 81-2-4, 267 ... l

3' I 81-2-3. 269 ... S 1 2 4, 2 7 1 ...

q8 81-2-4 , 472 ... 39 82-5-22. 576 ...

... 33 82-5-22, 1777 3 7 4I LEu . 89-4-26, I I 2 ... 3 2

46 No . 35503 ... ... 4O I No . 36331 ... ...

3 No . 36481 ... ... 46 No . 36669 . . . ...

1 No . 36785 ... . .

36 37 41

30 46 36 35 3.5

NO . 42339 . . . ... No . 46226 .. ... No . 48128 ... ... No . 51070 . . . . . . N o . g ~ o r o ... ...

. ... No 91012 ... NO . 93074 ... ...

... . No 93079 ... No . 93080 ... ...

. ... No 93084 ... No . 93085 ... ...

, No . 93086 ... ...

E R R A T A ET CORRIGENDA.

1'1. 3, I<. 10028, Col. I . , 1. 7, for " lizc," read traces " aaz." PI. g, K. 4373, Col. 1 I . , 1. 14, for " ,cab," read "ii.'' 1'1. I 2 , for " I j074," read " 93074.'' 1'1. 3 I , for

Rm.," read " Rm. I I." 1'1. 44, Col. I I., 11. 44-4 j, read " ina. " for the first character. 1'1. 3 j, Col. I . , lines 6-7, for " in," read .' :a " ; 1. I g, for ' L did," read i w z . On PI. 29

;idcl K. 8727, which is prol),~bly part of the same tablet as K. S667 ; I<. r 3 577 , ;~lso pro11;~bly part of K. S667, although it does not join, will be publishetl in ;L

subsequcvt part.

LISTS ANIMALS, ETC. P L A T E 1.

K. 71, A.

OBVERSE.

K. 71, A.

REVERSE.

LISTS OF BIRDS, ETC. PLATE 3.

K. 4325 + 13692.

W @T M F k r n k Y

OBVERSE.

LISTS OF BIRDS, ETC. P L A T E

REVERSE.

mT=wmem

LISTS OF BIRDS, ETC. P L A T E 5.

# - - K. 4368.

Dql;caa f K 4325,PZbro 3.

K. 8202 + S. 1438.

REVERSE.

----A

/

LISTS OF BIRDS, ETC.

K. 4318. PLATE 6.

OBVERSE.

--

REVERSE.

LISTS OF BIRDS, ETC. PLATE 7.

OBVERSE. .... . . - v - - . - - - -

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. . .

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.... ......

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K. 4205. I

REVERSE.

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l I n

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. . . . . . . . . :. . : : y cQ~p-J' . . . . . . . ..........

k F . . . . . . . ................... < & ~ + g@y m ..;...:. : . . . .............. . . . . : . . . . : ... . . . ,:,;:"' ..' ..-;.. , E;...,k

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,.::.:,::: . . . . pp.-w I . . . . . . -J

LISTS OF ANIMALS, ETC. P L A T E 8.

1 OBVERSE. I

REVERSE.

LISTS OF ANIMALS, ETC.

K. 4373. OBVERSE.

PLATE 9.

LISTS OF ANIMALS, ETC. PLATE 10.

REVERSE.

L I S T S OF ANIMALS, ETC. P L A T E 11.


13074. OBVERSE.

,.,;:$P& .:.. p&a+gj-:::,. /\ *q,, .. ; ::':: REVERSE.

U

481 28. OBVERSE.

I . - - - - - - - - - -

REVERSE.

36785. OBVERSE.


K. 9950. OBVERSE.

9 1012.

REVERSE.

LISTS OF STONES,BIRDS, ETC. PLATE 14.

Line wased.

S.995. OBVERSE.

REVERSE.

LISTS OF STONES. PLATE 15.

K. 240. OBVERSE.

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H &t *-;;h:*;; I : S ' - . s I

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I

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W m m , , , .- '.. :",::sTrn p t$T-*< **W ?u+rwMm

F r n r n ~ M M

K. 240 + 4585A+5950. REVERSE.

PLATE 16. - - - -

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1 , ,.', * . ', ... I , . ;:..,.;..: W F %'+- :., :,; ;. . ... .::. . .. . M - - m ; - m p% !H lwE=

5. m * * F M -bt%e W W r e m c

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P c* M <

mmPPI I : - M R=. -&F rr IT * W m-- rr m * & + < E F- m

m R E

& H v m W

pgf YP F F t;e-

4- F F df +@- 4

COLOPHON.

93084. REVERSE.

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k ..:::;F '. .... t7W M g r . # - - w q

'F $\ W

LISTS OF STONES. P L A T E 17.

LISTS OF PLANTS. P L A T E 18. K. 4354.

REVERSE.

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r n : $ ~ . . $ 5 ." 2,'. &+ ' BW[P;$$V.:.;:. rpb m p @gr , m * m w w m*w+- WEfrnW mpdew-rwv6f mp*wBF r n w 4 r r n q y

m -&K4 m-+$TW$$rrt ~ * * * * ~ & r n V G r n . r n p ~ g i p t @ R i HWFfPR$WWkl rn*WW%F~

rnrng849p-4~ . . .. .. .

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P=m*Pw - E m M W * " * mmq* m- *W@% P * lap@ p- $jJ-&*.q . .. _._ ,. F

wp@-j&x?@

-:,:<*?fii*.:,; m.?+v&f; . #

I..

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~F$)$ -W- m4$&J@Mm mwwm ... .

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r n p * m m HT% f F R @ ~ ~ 2 W - r n * W * M r n

Tqm= FrqWppFR.:::;

m i::;:. . . .. .

me" . .. m B i:$

PLATE 20.

K. 4216+ 4360.

REVERSE.

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m m &%E - .;j:::.~:$. m pP-c@<::;::..' .: . . . .<\. : .: m pp- K p;;..:; T . . . .:.: :

,*.. .::_.. ...I - . . a m Pt~~,~rP m pp-~*F&

b%mwwFp% pjQEpg-mm-- ' rnFff**N* FF**p+

LISTS OF PLANTS.

K. 267+ 6069.

PLATE 21.

COL. VII. COL. VI. COL. V.

.. . ,. .I: .... . . .. . . ..,, -.

.. , . .

... OBVERSE.

LISTS OF PLANTS. P L A T E 22.

COL. VIII. COL. VII. COL. VI. COL. V.

LISTS OF PLANTS, ETC. P L A T E 23.

PLATE 24. LISTS OF PLANTS.

K. 4412.

** Ram ~ @ 4 ~ ~ w ~ W E = W

K 44-12 is a du l icate oJ K . 4 3 9 8 . on M e ~ l e r t Piato. P

LISTS OF PLANTS. PLATE 26.


K. 4345. OBVERSE.

REVERSE.



OBVERSE.


K. 14053. :: .:. .,:. . .. . h REVERSE.

4 l i n e s OJ COZO~~LOW on Rtuersc

OBVERSE.

. -

REVERSE.


RM. 364. OBVERSE.

REVERSE.

OBVERSE.

m &g * . .;:; . * m&;::.:, ,

*F r n w h y p . . . b'rX b f q ,F;..:'

. . ,

, REVERSE. I

PLATE 33. LISTS OF PLANTS.


m i m 23-%

r n F f l H V A K. 4182.

OBVERSE.

REVERSE.

S. 786. OBVERSE.

REVERSE.


REVERSE.

.....

...

LISTS OF PLANTS, ETC. PLATE 36.

OBVERSE.

K. 4187.

Rm. 357.

P L A T E 38. L ISTS OF PLANTS. K. 5424~.


K. 8287. REVERSE.

K. 10126 + 79- 7- 8, 350.

OBVERSE.

RM. 352. REVERSE.

L E T S OF PLANTS,

W M 11. 41. OBVERSE.

I I

ETC. PLATE 40.

OBVERSE. REVERSE.


K. 10126+ 79-7-8,350. K. 4564+ 8771. OBVERSE.

\ I

l (7 %rPB b ' ,

l m m w p -

[ I ( I l l t - -FTTk== ..i

1 A

REVERSE.


K.8807.

K. 274+5986.

OBVERSE.

R m = = E f l F W *-t==FR&


K. 4140 ~+4202. REVERSE.

LISTS OF PLANTS, ETC. P L A T E 45


RMII. 27. K. 4 3 5 8 ~ .

K. 4184.

. .

LISTS. PLATE 47.

35503. OBVERSE.

l

l I

I .......... . . . . . I . ............. , : . . . . . W P ~ F m w q m :,<:;~:;~:,:..~;~:~~ . . . . . . . . I

W F W W W

REVERSE. I

I

42339. OBVERSE.

REVERSE. ------ - - - -__-_-__- I I I

, l I

l

See 93 085, Phze 49. l I

........ !

MISCELLANEOUS LISTS . P L A T E 49.

/G, 93086. REVERSE.

36481. REVERSE.

%--- w e - W ps

l REVERSE. l l I i l l I l I I l l

l I 51070. I REVERSE.

o h n r e inscribed wit4 o&er m d t ~ r .

LISTS OF PLANTS. P L A T E 50. 46226. OBVERSE.

%v W + S 20

3gl' W @ & m m* m 4 m W

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