Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, pl. 32 (P499560)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055469

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (nabu hymn)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (nabu hymn)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499560
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P499560

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 055469
Accession Number	1882-07-04, 0042

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.55469
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0704-42

References

primary: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, 473-480, pl. 32

[Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.
history: Before the Muses, p. 849–851

[Foster2005BeforeMuses] Foster, Benjamin R. 2005. Before the Muses : An Anthology of Akkadian Literature (3rd Edition). Bethesda, Md. : CDL Press.
history: Seux, Hymnes, 124–128

[Seux1976Hymnes] Seux, Marie-Joseph. 1976. Hymnes et Prières Aux Dieux de Babylonie et d’Assyrie. Vol. 8. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient. Paris : Éditions du Cerf.
history: PSBA 20 (pp. 154-162) , p. 155–157

[Strong1898PSBA20] Strong, S. Arthur. 1898. “A Hymn to Nebuchadnezzar.” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 20: 154–62.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-02 at 16:52:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-22 at 08:35:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-30 at 13:49:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-26 at 10:28:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2017-01-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, Pl. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P499560.

Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, pl. 32 artifact entry (No. P499560). (2026, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499560 (Original work published 2017)

Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, pl. 32 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499560 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, Pl. 32 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P499560.

Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers 473-480, pl. 32 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499560 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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