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CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 023 (P497393)

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 054855

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

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (enuma elish 6 (witness))
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: AOAT 275, 706

[Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: AOAT 50, pl. 11

[Hrusa2010AOAT50] Hrůša, Ivan. 2010. Die Akkadische Synonymenliste, Malku = Šarru : Eine Textedition Mit Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 50. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: AOAT 375, pl. 37

[Kämmerer2012AOAT375] 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 054855

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

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Museum No.: BM 054855
Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1184

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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
2025-09-15 at 09:29:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-15 at 07:45:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-14 at 08:41:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-16 at 09:45:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.54855) (BM.54855)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P497393) (P497393)
British Museum Collection (W_1882-0522-1184) (W_1882-0522-1184)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.06, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497393.

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P497393). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497393 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497393 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497393},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 002718.06, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497393.

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P497393). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497393 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497393 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 002718.06, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497393},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497393},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/12/
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