CT 58, 61 (P274257)

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 081700

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (tag(?) for literary text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (tag(?) for literary text)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274257
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274257

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	24.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 081700
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 1832

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.81700
Corpus of Kassite Sumerian Texts (CKST)	P274257
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P274257
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1891-0509-1832

References

primary: CT 58, 61

[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
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274257.

CT 58, 61 artifact entry (No. P274257). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274257 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 61 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274257 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 58, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274257},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 61 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274257.

CT 58, 61 artifact entry (No. P274257). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274257 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 61 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274257 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 58, 61 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274257},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274257
LB  - CDLI:P274257
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CT 58, 61 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274257
ER  -