CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 021 (P497395)

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 055114 + BM 055194

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

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

Record

CDLI number	P497395
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P497395

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 055114 + BM 055194
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 1446 + 1882-05-22, 1526

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.55114
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P497395
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0522-1446

References

history: AOAT 275, 707

[Gesche2000AOAT275] Gesche, Petra D. 2000. Schulunterricht in Babylonien Im Ersten Jahrtausend Vor Christus. Vol. 275. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: AOAT 375, pl. 42

[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, 123 + pl. 34 BM 055114+

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-15 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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	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
2016-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497395.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P497395). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497395 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 021 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497395 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497395},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 002718.07, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P497395.

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P497395). (2025, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P497395 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 002718.07, ex. 021 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P497395 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P497395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P497395},
}

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