CDOG 3, 339-340 (P499184)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040474

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary, Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499184
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499184

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040474
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0013

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.40475
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0428-14

References

primary: CDOG 3, 339-340

[Finkel1999CDOG3] Finkel, Irving L. 1999. “The Lament of Nabu-Šuma-Ukin,” Colloquium der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, 3: 323–42.
history: TUAT NF 7 (2013), 91-94

[Hecker2013TUATNF7] Hecker, Karl. 2013. “Akkadische Hymnen Und Gebete.” In Hymnen, Klagelieder Und Gebete, 7:51–98. Texte Aus Der Umwelt Des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge.
history: ORA 7, 95-96, P 16

[Oshima2011ORA7] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2011. Babylonian Prayers to Marduk. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 7. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck.

(given wrong no. 40475)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-10 at 13:36:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-10 at 13:31:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-03-19 at 22:02:30	Lenzi, Alan	Artifact metadata	Lenzi, Alan		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-09-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDOG 3, 339-340 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P499184.

CDOG 3, 339-340 artifact entry (No. P499184). (2025, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499184 (Original work published 2016)

CDOG 3, 339-340 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499184 (Accessed: May 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDOG 3, 339-340 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P499184.

CDOG 3, 339-340 artifact entry (No. P499184). (2025, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499184 (Original work published 2016)

CDOG 3, 339-340 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499184 (Accessed: May 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {CDOG 3, 339-340 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499184},
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