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CDLI Literary 002718.05, ex. 010 (P497388)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 043969

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (enuma elish 5 (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 5 (witness))
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: MC 16, 097 + pl. 20 BM 043969

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 043969
Accession No.: 1881-07-01, 1730

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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-25 at 08:25:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2016-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P497388) (P497388)
The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0701-1730) (W_1881-0701-1730)

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.05, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497388.

CDLI Literary 002718.05, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P497388). (2025, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497388 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.05, ex. 010 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497388 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497388},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.05, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497388.

CDLI Literary 002718.05, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P497388). (2025, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497388 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.05, ex. 010 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497388 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497388},
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