JCS 63, 105-109 (P238808)

Prayer tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (rit inc)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (rit inc)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P238808

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 08879 + Sm 0229 + Sm 0338 + Sm 0499 + Sm 0929 + Sm 1194 (+) Sm 0139 (+) Sm 1901

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8879
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q002713
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P238808
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-8879

References

  • primary: JCS 63 (pp. 105-109), 105-109

    [Schwemer2011JCS63] Schwemer, Daniel. 2011. “The Ritual Tablet of Maqlû: Two New Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 63: 105–9.

  • history: Geers Heft Am, p. 020 (K.08879; Sm.0499; Sm.0929; Sm.1194), p. 047 (Sm.0229), p. 050 (K.08879; Sm.0499; Sm.0929; Sm.1194)

    [GeersHeftAm] Geers, Friedrich W. n.d. “Heft Am.”

  • history: Meier Maqlû, 57-64 (K.08879; Sm.499; Sm.929; Sm.1194) (maqlû IX)

    [Meier1937Maqlû] Meier, Gerhard. 1937. Die Assyrische Beschwörungssammlung Maqlû. Vol. 2. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: AfO 21 (pp. 70-81), 80 (text C)

    [Meier1966AfO21] Meier, Gerhard. 1966. “Studien Zur Beschwörungssammlung Maqlû. Zusammengestellt Nach Hinterlassenen Notizen.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 21: 70–81.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-05 at 14:47:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-12 at 15:19:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 07:36:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 07:32:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-09 at 07:26:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:21:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-22 at 12:37:56 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 63, 105-109 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P238808.
JCS 63, 105-109 artifact entry (No. P238808). (2025, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238808 (Original work published 2003)
JCS 63, 105-109 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238808 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 63, 105-109 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P238808.
JCS 63, 105-109 artifact entry (No. P238808). (2025, October 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238808 (Original work published 2003)
JCS 63, 105-109 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238808 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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