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CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 (P404914)

Lexical 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 065461 +

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary (enuma elish 3 (witness); Shamash hymn; ur5-ra 19; school)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical, Literary (enuma elish 3 (witness); Shamash hymn; ur5-ra 19; school)
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: AOAT 275, 721

[Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: STC 2, pl. 34

[King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.
history: BWL, 75, pl. 16

[Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.
history: MC 24, no. 141

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 065461 +
Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 05448 + 1883-01-18 AH, 2116

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-14 at 10:41:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-22 at 16:55:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.65461) (BM.65461)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P404914) (P404914)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.03, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404914.

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P404914). (2025, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404914 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404914 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404914},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.03, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404914.

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P404914). (2025, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404914 (Original work published 2010)

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404914 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404914},
}

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DA  - 2025/9/14/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P404914
LB  - CDLI:P404914
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P404914
ER  -