BM 053770 (P373752)

Lexical tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), 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 053770

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Lu (short) 2)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Witness

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column 1
1'. sipa [tur] = %a [...]
2'. sipa sag#-[ge6-ga] = %a [...]
3'. sipa ab2-gu4 niga#-[ri-a] = %a [...]
4'. sipa udu szu-sum-ma#? = %a [...]
5'. |AB2.KU#|{u2-nu} = %a [...]
6'. eme-sig gu7-{gu-gu}gu7# = %a [...]
7'. mu-nu-tuku# = %a [...]
8'. lu2 {gu-ru-usz-tu2}[...] = %a [...]
9'. lu2 {{MIN<(gu-ru-usz-tu2)>}} [...] = %a [...]
10'. gab2-[...] = %a [...]
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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 (Lu (short) 2)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s):

  • citation: AOAT 275, 698

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 053770
  • Accession No.: 1882-03-23, 4810

  • Provenience: Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-28 at 17:58:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-15 at 10:35:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-15 at 07:45:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-14 at 08:41:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-07 at 09:32:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:36:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-10-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000110 (Lu2 short 02) composite (P498275) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 053770 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P373752.
BM 053770 artifact entry (No. P373752). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373752 (Original work published 2007)
BM 053770 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373752 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {BM 053770 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P373752
LB  - CDLI:P373752
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - BM 053770 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373752
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 053770 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 28, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P373752.
BM 053770 artifact entry (No. P373752). (2026, February 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P373752 (Original work published 2007)
BM 053770 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P373752 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 28},
	title = {BM 053770 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P373752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P373752},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/28/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P373752
LB  - CDLI:P373752
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - BM 053770 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P373752
ER  -
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