CT 58, 31 (P274226)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 061445

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy liturgy)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

68.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (liturgy liturgy)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P274226
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274226

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	68.0 mm × 45.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 061445
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 01419

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.61445
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0918-1419

References

primary: CT 58, 31

[Alster1990CT58] Alster, Bendt, and Markham J. Geller. 1990. Sumerian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 58. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 58, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274226.

CT 58, 31 artifact entry (No. P274226). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274226 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274226 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274226},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 58, 31 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274226.

CT 58, 31 artifact entry (No. P274226). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274226 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274226 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 58, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274226},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274226
LB  - CDLI:P274226
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 58, 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274226
ER  -