CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886 (P464932)

Prayer 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 060886 + BM 069804 + BM 076925 + BM 082934 + BM 082996 + BM 083048

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer School text
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P464932
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P464932

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 060886 + BM 069804 + BM 076925 + BM 082934 + BM 082996 + BM 083048
Accession Number	1883-01-18 AH, 2297 + 1882-09-18, 00862 +1882-09-18, 09804 + 1883-01-21, 0097 + 1883-01-21, 0159 + 1883-01-21, 0211

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.60886
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0918-862

References

primary: CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886

[Thompson1903CT17] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1903. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 17.
citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 122

[Geller1990BSOAS53] Geller, Markham J. 1990. “Reviewed Works: Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. VI, VII & VIII.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53 (1): 121–23.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-22 at 09:41:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-04 at 17:41:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 16:11:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2014-06-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 17, Pl. 46, BM 60886 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464932.

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886 artifact entry (No. P464932). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464932 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464932 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 17, Pl. 46, BM 60886 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464932.

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886 artifact entry (No. P464932). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464932 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 60886 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464932 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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