BM 055252 (P274561)

Lexical tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 055252

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 2)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet fragment
obverse
  (beginning broken)
1'. na#-ri#-[t,u?] = [...]
2'. hi#-ba-ri-tum# = [...]
3'. hi#-ba-ri-tum# = [...]
4'. na-zu-zu# = [...]
5'. s,u-s,u-u2# = [...]
6'. e-ma-[ma] = [...]
7'. ku-pa-'-[u2?] = [...]
8'. hi-is,-[ri?] = [...]
9'. {{u}} se-re-[ku?-pu] = [...]
10'. ku#-pa#-['-u2?] = [...]
  (remainder broken)
reverse
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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 (malku-sharru 2)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • history: AOAT 275, 709

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

  • history: AOAT 50, pl. 12

    [Hrusa2010AOAT50] Hrůša, Ivan. 2010. Die Akkadische Synonymenliste, Malku = Šarru : Eine Textedition Mit Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 50. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

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  • Museum No.: BM 055252
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1584

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-15 at 09:29:39 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-09-15 at 07:45:12 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-09-14 at 08:41:29 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2008-05-26 at 04:54:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 055252 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274561.
BM 055252 artifact entry (No. P274561). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274561 (Original work published 2005)
BM 055252 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274561 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
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	title = {BM 055252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274561},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 055252 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274561.
BM 055252 artifact entry (No. P274561). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274561 (Original work published 2005)
BM 055252 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274561 (Accessed: October 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {BM 055252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274561},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P274561
LB  - CDLI:P274561
M1  - 2025/10/27/
TI  - BM 055252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274561
ER  - 
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