CT 46, 55 (P285861)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 123379

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P285861
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285861

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 123379
Accession Number	1932-12-10, 0322

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.123379
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P285861
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1932-1210-322

References

primary: CT 46, 55

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	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	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 46, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285861.

CT 46, 55 artifact entry (No. P285861). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285861 (Original work published 2006)

CT 46, 55 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285861 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	month = {mar 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285861},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 46, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285861.

CT 46, 55 artifact entry (No. P285861). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285861 (Original work published 2006)

CT 46, 55 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285861 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 46, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285861},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285861},
}

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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P285861
LB  - CDLI:P285861
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 46, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285861
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