ZA 097, 269-270 (P429963)

Incantation tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034816 + 1882-07-04, 0139

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (udug-hul 9, ll. 89'-91', bilingual incantation)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Greek, Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 53.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: ZA 97 (pp. 262-313), p. 269-270

    [Westenholz2007Graeco-Babyloniaca] Westenholz, Aage. 2007. “The Graeco-Babyloniaca Once Again.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 97: 262–313.

  • history: ZA 87 (pp. 41-95), 043–095 & pl. 5, no. 11

    [Geller1997ZA87] Geller, Markham J. 1997. “The Last Wedge.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 87: 41–95.

  • history: NABU 2008/033

    [Geller2008NABU33] Geller, Markham J. 2008. “Graeco-Babylonian Utukkū Lemnūtu.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2008 (2).

  • history: BAM 8, 302-322

    [Geller2016BAM8] Geller, Markham J. 2016. Healing Magic and Evil Demons. Canonical Udug-Hul Incantations. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen 8. Boston, MA: De Gruyter.

    esp. 317 (refs. A. Ulshoefer)


  • history: AOAT 275, 670

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

    (under wrong number 34916)


  • history: PSBA 24 (pp. 108-119), 108–119 & pl. 26

    [Pinches1902PSBA24] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1902. “Greek Transcriptions of Babylonian Tablets.” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 24: 108–19.

  • history: Iraq 24 (pp. 63-72), 63–72 & pl. 26 B2

    [Sollberger1962Iraq24] Sollberger, Edmond. 1962. “Graeco-Babyloniaca.” Iraq 24 (1): 63–72.

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  • Museum No.: BM 034816 + 1882-07-04, 0139
  • Accession No.: Sp 2, 0315 + 1882-07-04, 0139

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Xerxes.01.00.00
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2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-06-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 097, 269-270 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P429963.
ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry (No. P429963). (2025, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429963 (Original work published 2012)
ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429963 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
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	month = {apr 24},
	title = {ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429963},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 097, 269-270 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P429963.
ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry (No. P429963). (2025, April 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429963 (Original work published 2012)
ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429963 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).
@misc{2025ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 24},
	title = {ZA 097, 269-270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429963},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429963},
}

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DA  - 2025/4/24/
PY  - 2025
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