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CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 007 (P480218)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 042285

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 3 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 3 (witness))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: STC 2, pl. 30-33

[King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.
history: MC 16, 074

[LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 042285
Accession No.: 1881-07-01, 0045

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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	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
2015-04-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.42285) (BM.42285)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P480218) (P480218)
British Museum Collection (W_1881-0701-45) (W_1881-0701-45)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.03, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P480218.

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P480218). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480218 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480218 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480218},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.03, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P480218.

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P480218). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480218 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480218 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.03, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480218},
}

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