BM 058918 (P345754)

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 058918

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	P345754
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P345754

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)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 058918
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 3327

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.58918
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-3327

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-06 at 14:04:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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 07:42:50	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 058918 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345754.

BM 058918 artifact entry (No. P345754). (2026, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345754 (Original work published 2006)

BM 058918 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345754 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345754},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 058918 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345754.

BM 058918 artifact entry (No. P345754). (2026, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345754 (Original work published 2006)

BM 058918 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345754 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {BM 058918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345754},
}

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DA  - 2026/2/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345754
LB  - CDLI:P345754
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 058918 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345754
ER  -