CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 022 (P497385)

Literary 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 038043

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 6 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (enuma elish 6 (witness)) School text
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P497385
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497385

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 038043
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 1872

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.38043
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P497385
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-0617-1872

References

history: BAM 8, 434-498

[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.
history: AOAT 375, pl. 39

[Kammerer2012AOAT375] Kämmerer, Thomas R., and Alexander Metzler. 2012. Das Babylonische Weltschöpfungsepos : Enūma Elîš. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 375. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: MC 16, 109 + pl. 26 BM 038043

[LambertWG2013MC16] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2013. Babylonian Creation Myths. Mesopotamian Civilizations 16. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.
citation: AOAT 275, 685

[Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-18 at 16:32:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-18 at 16:27:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-15 at 10:24:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-17 at 11:30:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	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
2016-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.06, Ex. 022 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497385.

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 022 artifact entry (No. P497385). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497385 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497385 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.06, Ex. 022 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497385.

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 022 artifact entry (No. P497385). (2025, August 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497385 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497385 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497385},
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