CT 58, 39 (P274234)

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 081014 + BM 132268 (+) BM 132267

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; balag composition of Enlil)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 138.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (liturgy; balag composition of Enlil)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274234
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274234

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	117.0 mm × 138.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 081014 + BM 132268 (+) BM 132267
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 1152 + 1958-04-12, 0002 (+) 1958-04-12, 0001

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.81014
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1891-0509-1152

References

primary: CT 58, 39

[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
2025-04-21 at 13:51:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274234.

CT 58, 39 artifact entry (No. P274234). (2025, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274234 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 39 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274234 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	month = {apr 21},
	title = {CT 58, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274234},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 39 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274234.

CT 58, 39 artifact entry (No. P274234). (2025, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274234 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 39 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274234 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 21},
	title = {CT 58, 39 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274234},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P274234
LB  - CDLI:P274234
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CT 58, 39 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274234
ER  -