CT 51, 074 (P285936)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034716

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285936
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285936

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 034716
Accession Number	Sp 2, 0205

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.34716
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Sp-II-205

References

primary: CT 51, 74

[Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: BHLT, 101-104

[Grayson1975BHLT] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1975. Babylonian Historical-Literary Texts. Toronto Semitic Texts and Studies . Toronto : University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-06 at 08:19:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285936.

CT 51, 074 artifact entry (No. P285936). (2025, May 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285936 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 074 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285936 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285936},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285936.

CT 51, 074 artifact entry (No. P285936). (2025, May 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285936 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 074 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285936 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 6},
	title = {CT 51, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285936},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285936},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285936
LB  - CDLI:P285936
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 51, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285936
ER  -