BM 039550 (P564480)

Incantation tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 039550

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P564480
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P564480

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 039550
Accession Number	1880-11-12, 1436

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-04-12 at 19:30:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-16 at 09:29:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 039550 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P564480.

BM 039550 artifact entry (No. P564480). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P564480 (Original work published 2025)

BM 039550 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P564480 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	month = {apr 12},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P564480},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 039550 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 12, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P564480.

BM 039550 artifact entry (No. P564480). (2025, April 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P564480 (Original work published 2025)

BM 039550 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P564480 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 12},
	title = {BM 039550 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P564480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P564480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/12/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P564480
LB  - CDLI:P564480
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 039550 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P564480
ER  -