Sources of Early Akkadian Literature

1,009 early Akkadian literary texts in transliteration, with translation and commentary. Hover or tap any word in a text to see its lemma and meaning.

• BAM 8 pl. 91

  SEAL no. 7305 · 12 N 228 · Unknown

• BCT A

  SEAL no. 37063 · BM 45657 (1881-07-06, 51) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BCT B

  SEAL no. 37180 · BM 35407 (Sp II.992) + BM 35644 (Sp III.156) + BM 55466 (1882-07-04, 39) + BM 55486 (1882-07-04, 59) + BM 55507 (1882-07-04, 84) + BM 55627 (1882-07-04, 228) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BCT C

  SEAL no. 37453 · BM 35188 (Sp II.741) + BM 55484 (1882-07-04, 57) + BM 55551 (1882-07-04, 136) + BM 55633 (1882-07-04, 234) Collection · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BE 31, 53

  SEAL no. 1664 · MIO 668 · Miscellaneous · Unknown · 20 lines · bilingual

• BHLT 10a

  SEAL no. 35151 · BM 34716 (Sp II.205) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 10c

  SEAL no. 35209 · BM 36692 (1880-06-17, 424) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 10d

  SEAL no. 35238 · BM 35792 (Sp III.319) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 3

  SEAL no. 36918 · BM 40623 (1881-4-28, 168) · Prophecies · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 5

  SEAL no. 35259 · BM 35322 (Sp II.893) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 7

  SEAL no. 35344 · BM 34793 (Sp II.286 + 525) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 8

  SEAL no. 35447 · BM 34113 (Sp 213) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BHLT 9

  SEAL no. 35514 · BM 45684 (1881-07-06, 84) · Epics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BIN 2, 72

  SEAL no. 7131 · NBC 1265 · Incantations · Lamaštu · Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar) (uncertain) · 22 lines

• BIN 4, 126

  SEAL no. 7224 · NBC 3672 · Incantations · Lamaštu · Kaniš (mod. Kültepe) · 24 lines

• BM 073539

  SEAL no. 1667 · BM 73539 (82-9-18. 13550) · Unknown

• BM 086066

  SEAL no. 1668 · BM 86066 (1899-04-17, 86) · Unknown

• BM 103690

  SEAL no. 1643 · BM 103690 (1911,0408.380) · Unknown

• BM 103942

  SEAL no. 1710 · BM 103942 (1911,0408.632) · Unknown

• BM 104300

  SEAL no. 1711 · BM 104300 (1911,0408.990) · Unknown

• BM 108422a

  SEAL no. 1712 · BM 108422a (1913,0416.3254a) · Unknown

• BM 108422b

  SEAL no. 1713 · BM 108422b (1913,0416.3254b) · Unknown

• BM 108969

  SEAL no. 1714 · BM 108969 (1914,0407.135) · Kiš (mod. Tell el-Uhaymir) (uncertain)

• BM 109141

  SEAL no. 1715 · BM 109141 (1914,0406.44) · Unknown

• BM 109163

  SEAL no. 1716 · BM 109163 (1914,0406.66) · Unknown

• BM 110407

  SEAL no. 1717 · BM 110407 (1914,0404.473) · Unknown

• BM 113933

  SEAL no. 1718 · BM 113933 (1919-10-11.23) · Unknown

• BM 115743

  SEAL no. 7152 · BM 115743 (1923,0113.24) · Incantations · love? · Unknown · 11 lines

• BM 115745

  SEAL no. 7054 · BM 115745 (= 1923-1-13,26) · Incantations · childbirth · Unknown · 16 lines

• BM 120015 (Personal complaint)

  SEAL no. 1670 · BM 120015 · Lamentations · Unknown · 22 lines · bilingual

• BM 17244

  SEAL no. 1698 · BM 17244 (1892,0709.360) · Unknown

• BM 23169

  SEAL no. 1699 · BM 23169 (1897,0513.67) · Unknown

• BM 23186

  SEAL no. 1700 · BM 23186 (1897,0513.84) · Unknown

• BM 28446

  SEAL no. 26772 · BM 28446 · Unknown

• BM 32374

  SEAL no. 37730 · BM 32374 · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 32485 + BM 92707 (DT 109)

  SEAL no. 37757 · BM 32485 (1876-11-17, 2222) + BM 92707 (DT 109) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 33879 (Bab. 1)

  SEAL no. 32857 · BM 33879 (Rm IV 441) · Lyrics; Miscellaneous · School exercise · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 34138 (Bab. 2)

  SEAL no. 32919 · BM 34138 (Sp. 240) · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 34347 (Bab. 3)

  SEAL no. 32978 · BM 34347 (Sp. 462) · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 34407 (RT 1)

  SEAL no. 31727 · BM 34407 (Sp. 526) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 37064 (Bab. 4)

  SEAL no. 33003 · BM 37064 (1880-06-17, 809) · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 38425 (Bab. 5)

  SEAL no. 33065 · BM 38425 (1880-11-12, 308) · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 38809 (Bab. 6)

  SEAL no. 33100 · BM 38809 (1880-11-12, 693) · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 40090+ (RT 2)

  SEAL no. 31774 · BM 40090 + 41005 + 41107 (1881-02-01, 55 + 1881-04-28, 552 + 1881-04-28, 654) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 40103

  SEAL no. 1799 · BM 40103 (1881,0201.68) · Unknown

• BM 43352

  SEAL no. 1701 · BM 43352 (1881,0701.1116) · Unknown

• BM 43731

  SEAL no. 1702 · BM 43731 (1881,0701.1492) · Unknown

• BM 43879 (RT 3)

  SEAL no. 31976 · BM 43879 (1881-07-01,1640) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 45381+ (Bab. 7)

  SEAL no. 33123 · BM 45381 (1881-07-01, 3142) + BM 45384 (1881-07-01,3145) + BM 45390 (1881-07-01, 3151) + BM 45406 (1881-07-01, 3167) + BM 46500 (1881-07-28, 226, LF 10097) + 3 unnumbered fragments from 1881-7-21 · Lyrics · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

• BM 45525 (RT 4)

  SEAL no. 32157 · BM 45525 (1881,0701.3286) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)

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