BM 054823 (P345748)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054823

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P345748
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P345748

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 054823
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 1152

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.54823
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0522-1152

References

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

[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 08:20:39	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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 054823 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345748.

BM 054823 artifact entry (No. P345748). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345748 (Original work published 2006)

BM 054823 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345748 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 054823 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345748.

BM 054823 artifact entry (No. P345748). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345748 (Original work published 2006)

BM 054823 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345748 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345748},
}

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