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BWL pl. 70 BM 056607 (P404912)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 056607 + BM 068060 + BM 068590 + BM 076257 + BM 082989

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Bilingual proverbs)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BWL, pl. 70 BM 056607

    [Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.

  • history: MC 24, no. 299

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: BM 056607 + BM 068060 + BM 068590 + BM 076257 + BM 082989
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0989 + 1882-09-18, 08058 + 1882-09-18, 08589

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-22 at 16:59:52 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-01-22 at 16:55:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Robson, Eleanor CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BWL Pl. 70 BM 056607 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404912.
BWL pl. 70 BM 056607 artifact entry (No. P404912). (2025, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404912 (Original work published 2010)
BWL pl. 70 BM 056607 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404912 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {BWL pl. 70 {BM} 056607 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404912},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404912},
}


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