CT 58, 74 (P274271)

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 016705

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

39.0 mm × 55.0 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	P274271
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274271

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	39.0 mm × 55.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 016705
Accession Number	1896-06-13, 0241

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.16705
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1892-0516-241

References

primary: CT 58, 74

[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
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 58, 74 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274271.

CT 58, 74 artifact entry (No. P274271). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274271 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 74 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274271 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 58, 74 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274271.

CT 58, 74 artifact entry (No. P274271). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274271 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 74 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274271 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 58, 74 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274271},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/10/
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