ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 (P429343)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 059484

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P429343
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P429343

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 059484
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 3893

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.59484
Akkadian Love Literature (AkkLove)	P429343
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P429343
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-3893

References

primary: ASJ 10, p.17-18, p. 18 BM 59484

[Finkel1988lovesongs] Finkel, Irving L. 1988. “A Fragmentary Catalogue of Lovesongs.” Acta Sumerologica 10: 17–18.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-27 at 11:27:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-05 at 20:14:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2012-02-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P429343.

ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 artifact entry (No. P429343). (2026, February 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429343 (Original work published 2012)

ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429343 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P429343.

ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 artifact entry (No. P429343). (2026, February 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429343 (Original work published 2012)

ASJ 10, 018 BM 059484 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429343 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 27},
	title = {ASJ 10, 018 {BM} 059484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429343},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/20/
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