CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589 (P464933)

Incantation tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036589

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P464933
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P464933

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 036589
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0317

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.36589
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-0617-317

References

primary: CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589

[Thompson1903CT17] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1903. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 17.
history: BAM 8, 133-173, pl. 37

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-15 at 10:24:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-12 at 19:30:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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 36589 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464933.

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589 artifact entry (No. P464933). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464933 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464933 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 17, Pl. 46, BM 36589 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P464933.

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589 artifact entry (No. P464933). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464933 (Original work published 2014)

CT 17, pl. 46, BM 36589 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464933 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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