BM 059607 (P461270)

Commentary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 059607

Period

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Commentary (commentaries ccp 4.2.Q: Therapeutic (šumma amēlu eṭemmu iṣbassū-ma), bulṭu bīt Dābibi)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Commentary (commentaries ccp 4.2.Q: Therapeutic (šumma amēlu eṭemmu iṣbassū-ma), bulṭu bīt Dābibi)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20131213 ccp: 4.2.Q: Therapeutic (šumma amēlu eṭemmu iṣbassū-ma), bulṭu bīt Dābibi

CDLI number	P461270 P580599 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P461270

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 059607
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 4017

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP)	P461270
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.59607
Cuneiform Commentaries Project on ORACC (CCPo)	P461270
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P461270
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-4017

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.
citation: (<http://ccp.yale.edu/, P461270>)

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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
2026-05-07 at 09:14:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-27 at 11:27:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-24 at 06:53:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	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
2013-12-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	Cuneiform Commentaries Project	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 059607 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P461270.

BM 059607 artifact entry (No. P461270). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461270 (Original work published 2013)

BM 059607 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461270 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461270},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 059607 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P461270.

BM 059607 artifact entry (No. P461270). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461270 (Original work published 2013)

BM 059607 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461270 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461270},
}

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