Fs Lambert 210-211, text 53 A3 (P452756)

Ritual and liturgical tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM --

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Ritual and liturgical (Lamaštu III, 49-63)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [tara-kas2 _na4 zu2]-ge6_ ina _dur siki ge6 e3_-[ak _siki ge6_]
 en: ... you tie. A bead of obsidian on a thread of black wool you string, in black wool
2'. [tala-pap 4(disz) _{na4}igi#-mesz na4_ pa-re-e ina _szu#[-min gub3_-szu2]
 en: you wind it. 4 eye(-beads and) 4 beads of parû to his left hand
3'. [tara-kas2 _na4_ ka]-pa#-s,a ina _dur siki sa5 e3_-[ak]
 en: you tie. A bead of kapāṣu on a thread of red wool you string,
4'. [siki sa5_ tala]-pap _4(disz) {na4}igi-mesz 4(disz) {na4}pa#-[re-e]
 en: in red wool you wind it. 4 eye(-beads and) 4 beads of parû
5'. [ina _giri3-min 1(u)-5(disz)_-szu2 tara]-kas2 _na4 an-bar_ ina _dur# [siki za-gin3-na_]
 en: to his right foot you tie. A bead of iron (ore) on a thread of blue wool ...
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Ritual and liturgical (Lamaštu III, 49-63)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Record

20130621 bmcat: part of a clay tablet, 5 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian; 20151228 stadhouders: upper half of the reverse of a tablet with a ritual involving amuletic beads derived from Lamaštu III, 49-63, duplicated in BM 042612+, 10-16 (rev.)--added

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P452756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 25.0 mm × 44.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment (Surface: Good)

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 --
Accession Number 1883-01-18, 0752

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1883,0118.752
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P452756
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-752

References

  • primary: Fs Lambert (pp. 137-224), 210-211, 53 text A3

    [Finkel2000FsLambert] Finkel, Irving L. 2000. “On Late Babylonian Medical Training.” In Wisdom, Gods and Literature : Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G. Lambert, 137–224. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

    duplicate of BM 042612+

  • citation: Stadhouders, Henry, NABU 2016/101 // BM 042612+

    [sec113352] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-21 at 13:49:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-19 at 11:09:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 19:17:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-12-28 at 10:09:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-28 at 09:45:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-28 at 09:38:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Lambert 210-211, Text 53 A3 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452756.
Fs Lambert 210-211, text 53 A3 artifact entry (No. P452756). (2026, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452756 (Original work published 2013)
Fs Lambert 210-211, text 53 A3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452756 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	month = {apr 21},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452756},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Lambert 210-211, Text 53 A3 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452756.
Fs Lambert 210-211, text 53 A3 artifact entry (No. P452756). (2026, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452756 (Original work published 2013)
Fs Lambert 210-211, text 53 A3 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452756 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 21},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452756},
}


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