CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 023 (P274274)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080583

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer’s instructions (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 77.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 77.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer’s instructions (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 58, 77

    [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.

  • history: Georgica

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

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  • Museum No.: BM 080583
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0722

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer's Instructions) composite (P478970) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000784, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274274.
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P274274). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274274 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000784, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274274 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000784, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274274},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274274},
}


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