CT 58, 79 (P274276)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096704

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 41.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274276
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274276

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 41.0 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 096704
Accession Number	1902-04-15, 0025

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.96704
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo)	Q005061
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-0415-25

References

primary: CT 58, 79

[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: ZA 85 (pp. 19-46), 19-46

[Cavigneaux1995ZA85[2]] Cavigneaux, Antoine, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 1995. “Textes Magiques de Tell Haddad (Textes de Tell Haddad II). Deuxieme Partie.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 85: 19–46.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-01 at 11:58:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 79 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274276.

CT 58, 79 artifact entry (No. P274276). (2026, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274276 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 79 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274276 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 58, 79 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P274276.

CT 58, 79 artifact entry (No. P274276). (2026, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274276 (Original work published 2005)

CT 58, 79 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274276 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {CT 58, 79 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274276},
}

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