OrNS 41, 357 (P355889)

Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 047859

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantation)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantation)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P355889
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P355889

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 047859
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0566

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.47859
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-1103-566

References

primary: OrNS 41 (pp. 349-358), 357

[vanDijk1972OrNS41] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, and Bendt Alster. 1972. “A Sumerian Incantation against Gall.” Orientalia NS 41: 349–58.
history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 8

[FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-08-29 at 18:17:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2007-01-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 41, 357 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355889.

OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry (No. P355889). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355889 (Original work published 2007)

OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355889 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355889},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 41, 357 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355889.

OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry (No. P355889). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355889 (Original work published 2007)

OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355889 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355889},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P355889
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - OrNS 41, 357 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355889
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