MC 25, 496 (P526883)

Lexical tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040651

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (An = Anum 2)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical (An = Anum 2)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P526883
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P526883

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 040651
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0196

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-0428-196

References

primary: MC 25, 496

[Lambert2021MC25] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2021. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W. G. Lambert, Part Two. Edited by Andrew R. George and Junko Taniguchi. Mesopotamian Civilizations 25. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-20 at 13:16:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-08 at 18:50:01	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-01-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 25, 496 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P526883.

MC 25, 496 artifact entry (No. P526883). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P526883 (Original work published 2022)

MC 25, 496 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P526883 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 25, 496 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P526883.

MC 25, 496 artifact entry (No. P526883). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P526883 (Original work published 2022)

MC 25, 496 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P526883 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 20},
	title = {MC 25, 496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P526883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P526883},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MC 25, 496 artifact entry
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