BM 050958 (P576086)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 050958

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P576086
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P576086

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 050958
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 1953

References

citation: BSOAS 53 (pp. 121-123), 121

[Geller1990BSOAS53] Geller, Markham J. 1990. “Reviewed Works: Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. VI, VII & VIII.” Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 53 (1): 121–23.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-05-22 at 08:20:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-16 at 14:39:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 050958 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P576086.

BM 050958 artifact entry (No. P576086). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576086 (Original work published 2025)

BM 050958 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576086 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 050958 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P576086.

BM 050958 artifact entry (No. P576086). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576086 (Original work published 2025)

BM 050958 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576086 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {BM 050958 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P576086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P576086},
}

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DA  - 2026/5/22/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P576086
LB  - CDLI:P576086
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 050958 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P576086
ER  -