CT 58, 09 (P274204)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 088319

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy liturgy)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 130.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (liturgy liturgy)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P274204
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274204

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	90.0 mm × 130.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain] Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 088319
Accession Number	1901-02-09, 0036

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.88319
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1901-0209-36

References

primary: CT 58, 9

[Alster1990CT58] Alster, Bendt, and Markham J. Geller. 1990. Sumerian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 58. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31	Cross, Aidan	Artifact metadata	Cross, Aidan		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274204.

CT 58, 09 artifact entry (No. P274204). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274204 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 09 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274204 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CT 58, 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274204},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274204.

CT 58, 09 artifact entry (No. P274204). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274204 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 09 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274204 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CT 58, 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274204},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274204},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/23/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P274204
LB  - CDLI:P274204
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - CT 58, 09 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274204
ER  -