CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 (P274241)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079988

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.15.04 Nergal Text (witness) (CHECK))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

105.0 mm × 68.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 4.15.04 Nergal Text (witness) (CHECK))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274241
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274241

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	105.0 mm × 68.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 079988
Accession Number	1889-10-14, 0538

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	4.15.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	4.15.4
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.79988
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P274241
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1889-1014-538

References

history: CT 58, 46

[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.
citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 123

[Geller1990BSOAS53] Geller, Markham J. 1990. “Reviewed Works: Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. VI, VII & VIII.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53 (1): 121–23.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-22 at 09:48:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	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

“CDLI Literary 000696, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274241.

CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P274241). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274241 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274241 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000696, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274241.

CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P274241). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274241 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000696, ex. 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274241 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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