BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ (P397355)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P397355 P397567 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P397355

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 07897 (+) K 08282

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.7897
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P397355
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-7897

References

primary: BWL, pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+

[Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.
history: BA 5/5, 531-712, p. 622-623

[Macmillan1906tablets] Macmillan, Kerr D. 1906. Some Cuneiform Tablets Bearing on the Religion of Babylonian and Assyria. Beiträge Zur Assyriologie Und Semitischen Sprachwissenschaft, Band 5/5. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397355.

BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ artifact entry (No. P397355). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397355 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397355 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BWL pl. 27 & 29 {K} 07897+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397355},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397355.

BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ artifact entry (No. P397355). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397355 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397355 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2024BWL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BWL pl. 27 & 29 {K} 07897+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397355},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397355},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P397355
LB  - CDLI:P397355
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BWL pl. 27 & 29 K 07897+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P397355
ER  -