BM 072044 (P590857)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 072044

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P590857
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P590857

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 072044
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 12048

References

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

[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 09:48:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-23 at 08:57:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 072044 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P590857.

BM 072044 artifact entry (No. P590857). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P590857 (Original work published 2025)

BM 072044 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P590857 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 072044 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P590857.

BM 072044 artifact entry (No. P590857). (2026, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P590857 (Original work published 2025)

BM 072044 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P590857 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {BM 072044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P590857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P590857},
}

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DA  - 2026/5/22/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P590857
LB  - CDLI:P590857
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BM 072044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P590857
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