MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ (P497378)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033483 + BM 033765 + BM 033775 + BM 033835

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish: Murder of Anshar)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (enuma elish: Murder of Anshar)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P497378
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497378

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033483 + BM 033765 + BM 033775 + BM 033835
Accession Number	Rm 4, 037 + Rm 4, 323 + Rm 4, 333 + Rm 4, 395 (+)? F 216

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.33483
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Rm-IV-37

References

primary: MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+

[LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.
history: MC 24, no. 48

[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.

F 216 perhaps part of BM 033483+

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-25 at 10:12:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	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
2016-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 16, 316-320 + Pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497378.

MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ artifact entry (No. P497378). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497378 (Original work published 2016)

MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497378 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 16, 316-320 + Pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497378.

MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ artifact entry (No. P497378). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497378 (Original work published 2016)

MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 BM 033483+ artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497378 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 18},
	title = {MC 16, 316-320 + pl. 52-53 {BM} 033483+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497378},
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