BM 046804 (P572477)

Literary tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 046804

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572477
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572477

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 046804
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0270

References

primary: Lugale, text m2

[vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-07-29 at 18:35:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-29 at 18:20:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 046804 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572477.

BM 046804 artifact entry (No. P572477). (2025, July 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572477 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046804 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572477 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046804 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572477.

BM 046804 artifact entry (No. P572477). (2025, July 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572477 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046804 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572477 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 29},
	title = {BM 046804 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572477},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - BM 046804 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572477
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