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.
SEAL no. 1527 · IM 52750 (HL3 295) · Epics · Gilgameš · Šaduppûm (mod. Tell Ḥarmal) · 59 lines
SEAL no. 1830 · CBS 7771 · Epics · Gilgameš · Larsa (mod. Tell es-Senkereh) (uncertain) · 216 lines
SEAL no. 1831 · YBC 2178 · Epics · Gilgameš · Larsa (mod. Tell es-Senkereh) (uncertain) · 247 lines
SEAL no. 1528 · IM 21180x · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown · 39 lines
SEAL no. 1529 · A 22007 (Ish. 35-T 117) · Epics · Gilgameš · Nerebtum (mod. Ishchali) · 48 lines
SEAL no. 1530 · IM 58451 (3N-T 376) · Epics · Gilgameš · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 26 lines
SEAL no. 1536 · "MB Priv1" · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown · 92 lines
SEAL no. 31252 · SM T-7544 · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown
SEAL no. 1531 · SC 2652/5 · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown · 14 lines
SEAL no. 1532 · SC 3025 · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown · 84 lines
SEAL no. 1533 · UM 29-13-570 · Epics · Gilgameš · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) (uncertain) · 23 lines
SEAL no. 1534 · VAT 4105 + BM 96974 · Epics · Gilgameš · Unknown · 88 lines
SEAL no. 27120 · cf. sigla in George 2003, 700–702. · Epics · Atra-hasis, the Flood · Unknown · 207 lines
SEAL no. 1552 · Epics · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) · 162 lines
SEAL no. 7500 · A. 2790 · Hymns and Prayers · Itūrmēr · Mari (mod. Tell Ḥariri) · 26 lines
SEAL no. 1597 · HS 1885+N 4026+N 1338 · Epics · Gulkisar · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 97 lines
SEAL no. 1598 · HS 1886 · Epics · Unknown · 37 lines
SEAL no. 29952 · HS 1887 · Hymns and Prayers · Prayer · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 49 lines
SEAL no. 30342 · HS 1889 · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 31 lines
SEAL no. 29763 · HS 1919+ HS 1936 · Wisdom Literature · Monologue · Nippur (mod. Nuffar) · 60 lines
SEAL no. 7348 · BM 108554 · Incantations · Babilili · Hattuša (mod. Boghazköy)
SEAL no. 7244 · A 602 · Incantations · Evil (general) · Unknown · 6 lines
SEAL no. 7487 · AbS–T 227 (IM 70169) (=IAS 326) AbS–T 306 (IM 70297) (=IAS 342) · Hymns and Prayers · Tell Abu Ṣalabikh (vicinity of Nippur)
SEAL no. 7599 · IM 57961 · Unknown
SEAL no. 1771 · VAT 10151; BM 56522 + 52767 + 52946 + 77468 + (?); · Wisdom Literature · Admonitions · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat)
SEAL no. 7231 · - · Incantations · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat) (uncertain) · 18 lines
SEAL no. 7232 · - · Incantations · Birth: Cow of Sîn · Unknown · 10 lines
SEAL no. 7299 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 // VAT 10785 + 10871 · Incantations · Udug-ḫul · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat) · bilingual
SEAL no. 7314 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7315 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat)
SEAL no. 7316 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7317 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7318 · BM 130660 + VAT 9833 // VAT 10785 + 10871 · Assur (mod. Qalʿat Sharqat)
SEAL no. 7281 · M 8 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7282 · M 8 · Unknown
SEAL no. 7283 · M 8 · Unknown
SEAL no. 1753 · No excavation no. · Wisdom Literature · fable? · Meturan (mod. Tell Haddad)
SEAL no. 1673 · BM 134539 (1932-12-12, 534)a · Miscellaneous · Unknown · bilingual
SEAL no. 1674 · BM 134820 (1932-12-12, 615) · Miscellaneous · Unknown
SEAL no. 1675 · BM 134537 A-I (1932-12-12, 532 A-H) + BM 134538 (1932-12-12, 533) · Miscellaneous · Unknown
SEAL no. 36414 · BM 45642 (1881-07-06, 35) · Literary Letters · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)
SEAL no. 36548 · BM 28825 (1898-11-12, 1) · Literary Letters · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes); Borsippa (modern Birs Nimrud)
SEAL no. 1754 · BM 13928 (96-2-4.28) · Wisdom Literature · Unknown · 40 lines
SEAL no. 38658 · BM 32482 (1876-11-17, 2219) + BM 32621 (1876-11-17, 2366) + BM 32639 (1876-11-17, 2386) + BM 32724 (1876-11-17, 2494) · Rituals · Babylon (mod. Kasr, Amran Ibn Ali, Sahn, Ishin Aswad, Merkes)
SEAL no. 1669 · BM 108868 = 1914-04-07, 34 · Wisdom Literature · proverbs · Kiš (mod. Tell el-Uhaymir) (uncertain) · 16 lines
SEAL no. 26413 · YPM BC 038146 · Hymns and Prayers · Ištar(?) · Unknown
SEAL no. 1631 · BM 47507 · Love Literature · Ištar and Dumuzi · Unknown · 43 lines
SEAL no. 1543 · MLC 1364 · Epics · Naram-Sin · Sippar (mod. Tell Abu Ḥabbah) · 73 lines
SEAL no. 7501 · CBS 10986 · Hymns and Prayers · Lamasaga/Baba · Unknown · 31 lines · bilingual
SEAL no. 1802 · UM 29-16-663 · Wisdom Literature · miscellaneous · Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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