MC 24, no. 252 (P499555)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 068589

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Babylonian Theodicy (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (Babylonian Theodicy (witness))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P499555

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 068589
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: MC 24, no. 252

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers text, text Theodicy F

    [Oshima2014PoemsPious] Oshima, Takayoshi. 2014. Babylonian Poems of Pious Sufferers : Ludlul Bēl Nēmeqi and the Babylonian Theodicy. Orientalische Religionen in Der Antike 14.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-23 at 14:30:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-22 at 19:29:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 10:02:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2017-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MC 24, No. 252 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P499555.
MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry (No. P499555). (2025, January 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499555 (Original work published 2017)
MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499555 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499555},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MC 24, No. 252 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P499555.
MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry (No. P499555). (2025, January 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499555 (Original work published 2017)
MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499555 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 23},
	title = {MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499555},
}

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