BWL pl. 75 VAT 17157 (P404983)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17157

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P404983
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P404983

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 17157
Accession Number

References

primary: BWL, pl. 75 VAT 17157

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 75 VAT 17157 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404983.

BWL pl. 75 VAT 17157 artifact entry (No. P404983). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404983 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 75 VAT 17157 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404983 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404983},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 75 VAT 17157 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404983.

BWL pl. 75 VAT 17157 artifact entry (No. P404983). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404983 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 75 VAT 17157 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404983 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {BWL pl. 75 {VAT} 17157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404983},
}

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