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P A R T XI.

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Part XI. of " Cuneiform #Texts from Habylonian Tablets, &C.," contains texts

from one hundred and fifty-ninc baked clay tablets, and fragments of the Kouyunjilr

and other collections. The texts are syllabaries, and may be divided into the

following classes :-

(I.) Syliabaries of the First Class. The text on each side of tablets of this

class is arranged in colun~ns, each of which has three divisions. 'The

middle division contains the cuueiform signs and groups to be explained,

that to the left their values in Sumerian, and that to the right their

As~yrian names (Plates 1-13).

(2 . ) Syllabaries of the Secorld Class. Each column of the text on tablets of

th is class coritains three divisions. In the middle division are the c u ~ ~ c i -

form signs and groups to be explained ; that to thc left colltains their

Sumerian values, and that to the right their Assyrian meanings

(Plates 14-28).

(3.) Syllabaries of the 'Thircl Class. Each column of the text on tablets

of this class contains four divisions. I n thc second divisiot~ arc the

cuneiform signs to be explained ; the first contains their Sumerian values,

the third their Assyrian names, and the fourth their Assyrian meanings

(Plates 29-41).

(4.) Fragments of miscellaneous Syllabaries (Plates 42-50),

The first edition of the texts of Syllabaries was made by the late General

Sir H. C. Rawlinson, Bart., G.C.B., who, in the second volume of " The Cuneiform

Inscriptions of Western Asia," London, 1866, gave facsilniles of many of the

important tablets and fragments which he hacl identified. Subsequent examination

of the Kouyunjik and other collections in the British Museum enabled various

scholars to publish additional and supplementary texts, which have shown the val~le

of even small fragments of this class in helping to complctc the Assyria~i Sign

List. Further researches which have been made in recent years have resulted

in the idcnt~fication of about one hundred and eighteen hitherto unpublished tablets

and fragments of Syllabaries of various classes, copies of all of which are given in the

prcsent part. Their numbers are :-ICK. 2,078, 4,145, 4,145a, 4,145~-/2, 4.263,

5,719, 7,609, 7,691, 7,693, 7,695, 7,701, 7,703, 7,708, 7,718, 7,723, 7,726, 7,747,

7,751, 7,753, 7,754, 7,765, 7,769, 7,770, 7,778, 7,783) 7,790, 7,793, 7,795, 7,802,

7,808, 7,81 I , 8,286, 8,302, 8,387, 8,436, 8,503, 9.877. 9,928, 10,072, 70,445, 10,856,

11,158, 11,201, 11,204, 12,827, 12,851, 13,592, 13,683, 13,691, 73,695, 13,702,

14,049, 14,116, 14,174, 14,332, 14,395. 14,396, 14422, 14,424, 14,816, 14,821,

14,937, 14,938, 14,939, 14.941, 14,942, 15,034, 15,047; SS. 3% 107, 6 1 5 ; Kmm.

340, 363, 600, 61 I , 905 ; Km. 11, 28, 30 ; " Ddily Telegraph " collection, 240 ; 8 1-2-4,

480; 82-8-16, I ; Ru. 89 4-26, ~ 6 j ; Rabylonian Tablets, Nos. 34,912, 34,994,

This new material has made it possible to recollstruct in a tolerably complete

form the Syllabaries of the First and Second Classes ; the reconstructions are given

on Plates 1-5, 14-18 and 24-25, arid are followed by copies of the fragments

upon which they are bawd. The material at present available will not admit of the

reconstruction of the Syllabary of the Third Class. T h e Syllabaries here given

are the most complete hitherto published.

T h e number of the second fragment from the left on Plate 28 (i.e., K. 8,436)

has been accidentally omitted from the lithographic stone ; and No. 33,329, a dated

Babylollian tablet and duplicate of Plates 16 and 17, Col. 111, 1. 63-Col. IV, 1. 7,

will be published in a subsequent part.

T h e copies have been made by Mr. K. Campbell Thompson, R.A., Assistant

in the Department.

E. A. WALLIS BUDGE.

INDEX TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS .

Rcglstratlon No . of Tablet

K . 62 ... K . 110 ... K.262 ... K . 2078 ... K . 4118 ... K . 4141 ... K . 4145 ... K . 4145a ... K . - C ... K . .- d ... K . -e. f ... K . -g ... K . -h ... I< . i ... K.-R ... K . 4146 ... K . 4148 ... I< . 41 51 ... K . 4174 ... K . 4196 ... K . 4246 ... K . 4263 ... K . 4383 .. K.4606 ... K . 5430 ... K . 5719 ... K . 6016 ... K . 6027 ... K . 7609 ... K . 7622 ... K . 7623 ... K . 7668 ... I< . 7671 ... K . 7683 ... X

K . 7684 ... K . 7689 ... K . 7691 ... I< . 7693 ... K . 7695 ... 1( . 7701 ... K . 7703 ... K . 7708 ... K . 7718 ... K . 7723 ... K . 7726 ... K . 7747 ... K . 7751 ... K . 7753 ... K . 7754 ... K . 7761 ... K . 7765 ... K . 7769 ... K . 7770 ... K . 7772 ...

Ylate . ... 1-5 ... 14 18 ... 9 ... 9 ... 6-7 ... 41 ... 43 ... 44 ... 44 ... 43 . . 3 3 ... 42 ... 44 ... 44 ... 4' .. .4 0-4 I

... 38

... 39

...4 5-4 8

... 41

... 38

.. .2 0-2 I

... 40

... 36

... 6

... 33

... 22

... 26

... 38

... 6-7

... 2 2

... 39

... 2 0

9 and 2 I

... 38

... 26

... 7

... 38

... 22

... 38

... 42

... 7

... 44

... 44

... 3 7

... 33

... 43

... 42

... 3 3

... 33

... 38

... 34

... 34

... 33

Kcgistraiion No . of Tablet . Platc .

... S . 702 ... 34 S . 1300 ... ...3 5-36

D.T. 16 ... ... 26 n . T . 4 0 ... ... 29-32 l).'K. 240 . . . . . . 37

SYLLABARY OF THE FIRST CLASS &wed om K. 62

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SYLLABARY CFTHE FIRST CLASS. 2

SYLLABARY OF THE FIRST CLASS. 3

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SYLLABARY OF THE F1 RST CLASS. 4

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SYLLABARY OF THE FIRST CLASS 5

Pf.4118 + 14356. OBVERSE 65

U P P E R P A R T O F K.7622.

Ka%62%m R E V E R S E .

7 [)?PER PART OF K.4118.

R E V E R S E .

3406 1. O B V E R S E

9 K. 2078.

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l REVERSE,

10 453 96. OBVERSE.

REVERSE.

412 l . OBVERSE

46 290. OBVERSE .

14

SYLLABARY OF THE SECOND CLASS.

& l

BASED ON K.110.

OBVERSE.

COLI.

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SYLLABARY OF THE SECOND CLASS.

SYLLABARY OF THE SECON D CLASS. 16

SYLLABARY OF THE SECOND CLASS REVERS E 17

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SYLLABARY OF THE SECOND CLASS. P8

TEXTS COMPOSING THE PRECEDING SYLLABARY. 19

SYLLABARY OF T H E SECOND CLASS. JG. 2, 24

Based m 5.23. . . A =K602]: B =D.T 16: C=82?4,221: D=BZq-/~BS8/:

.E=83-/-/&%35f:F=K?sa 9. OBVERSE

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SYLLABARY O F T H E SECOND CLASS 25 No. 2. REVERSE.

26 TEXTS COM POSING THE PRECEDING SYLLABARY

D.T. is.

SYLLABARIES OF THE SECOND CLASS 28

S Y L L A B A R I E S O F THE T H I R D CLASS. as

OBVERSE

D.T 40. 30

C O N T I N U A T l O N 0 F O B V E R 5 E

D.T. 4 0. REVERSE.

CONTINUATION O f REVERSE.

76-4-13,l. OBVERSF

K. 4383. OBVERSE

K. 4146. OBVERSE

% m e on neoet & e P $

REVERSE

SERIES HiP VYECIRnC 3

K.4174.

OBVERSE.

82r8-16,l. OBVERSE.

82-8-16,L REVERSE

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