Adapa fragment MLC 1296

A fragment of a clay tablet written in AkkadianAkkadianAn ancient East Semitic language written in cuneiform in Mesopotamia.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, preserving the beginning of the story of AdapaAdapaWise figure of Eridu associated with Ea; multiple texts recount his ascent to Anu and refusal of offered food.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, a figure of Mesopotamian literature. It belongs to the Neo-Assyrian period; the image record dates it to about the seventh century BCE. Numbered MLC 1296, it is held in the Morgan Library & Museum in New YorkNew York CityNew York City is in the United States and houses the Metropolitan Museum of ArtGlossary · Click to read the explanation. ^[12][13]

The fragment helps compare the copies preserving the story. The catalogue connects its opening with fragments from AshurbanipalAshurbanipalAshurbanipal was an Assyrian king of the seventh century BCE, reigning about 668–631 BCEGlossary · Click to read the explanation’s library. It differs from another copy found at AmarnaAmarna / AkhetatenSite of Akhenaten’s capital in Middle Egypt; boundary stelae record successive proclamations and reaffirmation.Glossary · Click to read the explanation in Egypt and held in Berlin. Dating the object establishes the time of this copy, while the story may be older. ^[12]

The photograph shows the actual object. Daderot took it in 2020 and made it available under the CC0 public-domain dedication.