BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 (P404889)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (grammatical paradigms)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (grammatical paradigms)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P404889 P426403 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P404889

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	Rm 2, 311 + 1880-07-19, 0282 + 1880-07-19, 0289

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1880,0719.282 + 1880,0719.289
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P404889

References

primary: BWL, pl. 58 1880-07-19,289

[Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.
history: MC 24, no. 282

[Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-20 at 09:51:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:19:09	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BWL Pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404889.

BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry (No. P404889). (2025, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404889 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404889 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404889},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BWL Pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404889.

BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry (No. P404889). (2025, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404889 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404889 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {BWL pl. 58 1880-07-19,289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404889},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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