The present commentary is constituted by two fragments that touch each other: BM 48261 (81-11-3,971) and BM 48380 (81-11-3,1090).1 It preserves remains of a previously unidentified commentary on Aa II/1 (?) and II/5. The reverse (?), the best preserved part, comments on the signs kur, kur.kur, aš, and aš. According to the commentary, the sign kur, for instance, can be read as bēlu, “lord,” ilu, “god,” and šarru, “king” (b 5′). Composite signs that use kur, such as géme (munus.kur) and lamḫu (kur.kur), are also commented upon. Unfortunately, Aa II/5 is still poorly known, which makes the decipherment of some of the lines in this commentary particularly challenging.

Several other tablets with commentaries on Ea II are known. Two of them belong to the same consignment as the present tablet (81-11-3): CCP 6.1.11.A (on Aa II/3) and CCP 6.1.14 (on Aa II/6).2

• 1. According to Christopher Walker (private communication, 12 February 2018), the pieces might well touch each other, but not enough clay is preserved to consolidate the join. Note that BM 48659 (81-11-3,1370 = CCP 6.1.14, on Aa II/6) is probably part of the same tablet.
• 2. BM 47693 (CCP 6.1.11.A) and the present commentary are clearly parts of different tablets, since the script in the former is much smaller than that of the latter.