CT 42, 26 BM 085204 (P283773)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085204

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy liturgy)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P283773
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P283773

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 085204
Accession Number	1899-04-15, 0011

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.85204
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1899-0415-11

References

primary: CT 42, 26 BM 85204

[Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18	Cross, Aidan	Artifact metadata	Cross, Aidan		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 42, 26 BM 085204 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P283773.

CT 42, 26 BM 085204 artifact entry (No. P283773). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283773 (Original work published 2005)

CT 42, 26 BM 085204 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283773 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 42, 26 BM 085204 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P283773.

CT 42, 26 BM 085204 artifact entry (No. P283773). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283773 (Original work published 2005)

CT 42, 26 BM 085204 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283773 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {CT 42, 26 {BM} 085204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283773},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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