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CT 17, pl. 15-18 (P464879)

Incantation tablet dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034223 + BM 035156 + BM 035397 + BM 045692 + Sp 3, 0191

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Incantation
Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 17, pl. 15-18

[Thompson1903CT17] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1903. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 17.
history: AOAT 2, no. 421

[Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.
history: GBAO 2, p. 90, text B

[Schramm2008GBAO2] Schramm, W. 2008. Ein Compendium Sumerisch-Akkadischer Beschwörungen. Göttinger Beiträge Zum Alten Orient 2. Göttingen : Universitätsverlag.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 034223 + BM 035156 + BM 035397 + BM 045692 + Sp 3, 0191
Accession No.: Sp 0329 + Sp 2, 0708 + Sp 2, 0979 + Sp 3, 0191 + 1881-07-06, 0097

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Chronology

Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-08-10 at 14:58:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-29 at 18:21:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-04-12 at 19:30:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2014-06-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.34223) (BM.34223)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 17, Pl. 15-18 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464879.

CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry (No. P464879). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464879 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464879 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464879},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 17, Pl. 15-18 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464879.

CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry (No. P464879). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464879 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464879 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {CT 17, pl. 15-18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464879},
}

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