A New Manuscript of Lugal-e, Tablet IV

Mirelman, Sam

Abstract

This study edits BM 48053, a newly identified Late Babylonian manuscript of the epic poem Lugal-e in the British Museum collection. This tablet, which is likely to come from Borsippa, contributes towards the reconstruction of Tablet IV of the epic in its late bilingual form. It is also of interest for its colophon, which specifies the swift return of the tablet following a same day loan, using the phrase ina mišil ūmīšu “in half a day” or perhaps “at midday”.

Citation

Mirelman, S. (2017). A New Manuscript of Lugal-e, Tablet IV. Iraq, 79, 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1017/irq.2017.5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 6, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jun 23, 2017
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 21, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 21, 2019
• Journal: IRAQ
• Print ISSN: 0021-0889
• Electronic ISSN: 2053-4744
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 79
• Pages: 155-162
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/irq.2017.5