CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 020 (P480869)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 047889

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 7 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (enuma elish 7 (witness)) School text
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P480869
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P480869

Physical information

Single-column

Artifact type	Tablet Single-column
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 047889
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0596

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.47889
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P480869
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo)	Q007463
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1881-1103-596

References

history: MC 16, 123 + pl. 34 BM 047889

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-25 at 08:25:16	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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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
2015-06-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480869.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P480869). (2025, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480869 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480869 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480869},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480869.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P480869). (2025, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480869 (Original work published 2015)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 020 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480869 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.07, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480869},
}

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