CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 003 (P283759)

Literary tablet 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 054612

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Iraq 23 (pp. 154-175), 154

    [Civil1961Iraq23] Civil, Miguel. 1961. “The Home of the Fish. A New Sumerian Literary Composition.” Iraq 23 (2): 154–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199704.

  • history: CT 42, 25 BM 54612

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo H. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 054612
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 0932

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-31 at 16:45:50 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
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000793 (Home of Fish) composite (P478976) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000793, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283759.
CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P283759). (2024, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283759 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283759 (Accessed: July 3, 2025).
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