CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs end pl. (P285811)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

BM 078942 + BM 078971 + BM 080385 (+) MAH 16064

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Atraḫasīs)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Atraḫasīs)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammi-saduqa.12.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

20121001 clevenstine: Lambert & Millard, introductions to CT 46 and to Atraḫasīs, identify MAH 16064 as a piece of CT 46, 03

CDLI number	P285811 P424006 (retired) P430995 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285811

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
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)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	BM 078942 + BM 078971 + BM 080385 (+) MAH 16064
Accession Number	1889-04-26 Bu, 0235 + 1889-04-26 Bu, 0266 + 1891-05-09 Bu, 0524

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.78942
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1889-0426-235

References

primary: CT 46, 3

[Lambert1965CT46] Lambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. 1965. Babylonian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 46. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

+ Atraḫasīs end pl.
history: RA 28, 092-097, pl. 007-008 (MAH 16064)

[Boissier1931RA28] Boissier, Alfred. 1931. “Fragment de La Légende de ‘Atram-Ḫasis.’” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 28 (2): 91–97.
history: Atra-hasis, p. 088-105

[Lambert1969Atra-hasis] Lambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. 1969. Atra-Ḫasīs : The Babylonian Story of the Flood. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 020, no. 4.2. ? (MAH 16064)

[Sollberger1951JCS5Geneva] Sollberger, Edmond. 1951. “The Cuneiform Collection in Geneva.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 18–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359571.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-18 at 15:30:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs End Pl. Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285811.

CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs end pl. artifact entry (No. P285811). (2026, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285811 (Original work published 2006)

CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs end pl. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285811 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	month = {apr 18},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285811},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs End Pl. Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285811.

CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs end pl. artifact entry (No. P285811). (2026, April 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285811 (Original work published 2006)

CT 46, 03 + Atraḫasīs end pl. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285811 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 18},
	title = {CT 46, 03 + {Atrahas}{\= i}s end pl. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285811},
}

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