BM 033862 (P562456)

Incantation tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033862

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation, Ritual and liturgical > Ritual

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation, Ritual and liturgical > Ritual
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P562456
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P562456

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033862
Accession Number	Rm 4, 424

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-16 at 09:34:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-13 at 19:00:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033862 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P562456.

BM 033862 artifact entry (No. P562456). (2025, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P562456 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033862 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P562456 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {BM 033862 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P562456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P562456},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P562456
LB  - CDLI:P562456
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 033862 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P562456
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033862 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P562456.

BM 033862 artifact entry (No. P562456). (2025, April 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P562456 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033862 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P562456 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 16},
	title = {BM 033862 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P562456},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P562456},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/16/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P562456
LB  - CDLI:P562456
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 033862 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P562456
ER  -