AOAT 275, 385, BM 54201 (P247840)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054201

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (szurpu 2; Q000092 = ur5-ra 17; Q000093 = ur5-ra 18)

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tablet
obverse
1. %a {d}|AMAR.UD| lip-t,ur LUGAL [{d}i2-gi3-gi3]
2. %a {d}zar-pa-ni-tum li-t,ur# [szar-rat e2-sag-il2]
3. %a e2-sag-il2 u babilax(E){ki} lip#-[t,u-ru szu-bat |AN.(ME.U.U.U)| |GAL.(ME.U.U.U)|]
4. %a {d}PA u {d}na-na-a lip-t,u#-[ru ina e2-zi-da]
5. %a {d}tasz-me-tum lip-t,ur kal-[la-tum GAL-tum]
6. %a {d}|DI.TAR| lip-t,ur |GU.ZA.LAL|# [e2-sag-il2]
7. %a {d}|KA.GA.(IGI.ERIN2)|# lip#-t,ur [mu-sze-rib dam-qa-a-ti]
8. %a |(EZENxBAD).AN.KI| u e2-dim-gal-kalam#-[ma lip-t,ur-ru]
  ruling
  5 lines illegible
reverse
1'. {u2}nu#-[gi] = %a [...]
2'. {u2}nu-gi# sig7#-[sig7] = %a [...]
3'. {u2}in-nu-[usz] = %a [...]
4'. {u}ra-a-[na] = %a [...]
5'. {u2}kur-ra# = %a [...]
6'. {u2}si-si-ku# = %a [...]
7'. {u2}x = %a [...]
  ruling
8'. dim2{[ku6]} = %a [...]
9'. me-MIN<(dim2)>{[ku6]} = %a [...]
10'. gir{[ku6]} = %a [...]
11'. gir-usz{[ku6]} = %a [...]
12'. gir-szu2{[ku6]} = %a [...]
13'. gir-gid2{[ku6]} = %a [...]
14'. gir-gid2{[ku6]} = %a [...]
15'. gir-a-ab-ba#{[ku6]} = %a [...]
left
1. iti [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (szurpu 2; Q000092 = ur5-ra 17; Q000093 = ur5-ra 18)
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  • primary: AOAT 275, 385, BM 54201

    [Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • citation: Fs Stol (pp. 47-52), 48

    [Linssen2008FsStol] Linssen, Marc J.H. 2008. “Unpublished Fragments from the Burning Ritual Series (Šurpu) from the British Museum.” Studies in Ancient Near Eastern World View and Society Presented to Marten Stol on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, 10 November 2005, and His Retirement from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 47–52.

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  • Museum No.: BM 054201
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 0351)

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-18 at 17:40:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-07 at 12:22:52 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 08:50:32 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-09-21 at 21:52:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:32:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2004-07-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AOAT 275, 385, BM 54201  Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P247840.
AOAT 275, 385, BM 54201  artifact entry (No. P247840). (2025, March 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247840 (Original work published 2004)
AOAT 275, 385, BM 54201  artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247840 (Accessed: July 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 18},
	title = {AOAT 275, 385, {BM} 54201  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247840},
}


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