BM 057378 (P345751)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057378

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P345751
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P345751

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 057378
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 1786

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.57378
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-1786

References

citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 122

[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 09:41:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-06 at 13:54:34	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 057378 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345751.

BM 057378 artifact entry (No. P345751). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345751 (Original work published 2006)

BM 057378 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345751 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 057378 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345751.

BM 057378 artifact entry (No. P345751). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345751 (Original work published 2006)

BM 057378 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345751 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
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	month = {may 22},
	title = {BM 057378 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345751},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BM 057378 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345751
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