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

Lineart

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P499555
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

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.68589
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0918-8588

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
2025-01-23 at 14:30:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-22 at 19:29:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 10:02:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2017-01-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

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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	month = {jan 23},
	title = {MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry},
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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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PY  - 2025
ID  - P499555
LB  - CDLI:P499555
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - MC 24, no. 252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499555
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