Rm 2, 290 (P240201)

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

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 (to Utu/Shamash ? bil rel)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'.a. [...]
1'.b. [re-es, e-t,em-me mur-tap-pi-di sza2] du#-u2-[tu2 la paq-du]
2'.a. [a-pa4 ki-se3-ga pa3-da] za3 ki-a-[nag-ga2-mu]
2'.b. [pa-qa3?-du a-ru-tu ki-se3-ge]-e a-szar ma-al#[-tusz]
3'.a. [mud an-na-ke4? bi2?-ha-az-e-esz] gesz-e3 an-na bi2#-[tab]
3'.b. [mu-kil up-pi ap-si-i ta]-mi#-ih nam-za-qi2-im sza2 _an_-e
4'.a. [e-ne-da nu-me-a lu2 erigal-e3]-de3 nig2-gu7 nu-pa3-da-e#-[ne]
4'.b. [sza2 ina ba-li-szu2 ana a-ri-du qab]-ri# la uk-tal-la-mu tak-li-mu
5'.a. [e-ne-da nu-me-a en nu-un-ti] bara2-ga ti-la-nu#-[um]
5'.b. [sza2 ina ba-li-szu2 be]-lum ul a-szib szar-ru ul i-na#-[asz2-szi]
6'.a. [...] {d}utu ad-da-zu#-[me-en]
6'.b. [sza2 ... {d}]nanna? _ab_-ka szer2-ru {d}utu at-ta-[ma]
7'.a. [...-zu]-sze3# igi-zu gar-ra-ta-[zu-de3]
7'.b. [...]-ka el-lim pa#-ni-ka ina sza2-ka-[ni-ka]
8'.a. [...] husz e3-da-zu#-[de3]
8'.b. [...]-ri nam-ri-isz ina szu-ta-pi#-[ka]
9'.a. [...]-re diri-diri-ga-zu-[de3]
9'.b. [...]-ti sza2-qi2-isz ina a-la-ki-[ka]
10'.a. [...] im bala-bala-de3-zu#-[de3]
10'.b. [...] sza-ad-la-tim ina i-te-tu-qi2-[ka]
11'.a. [...]-da sag igi-gid2 nu-ub-zu-[x x]
11'.b. [...] ta-asz2-sza-szu? ul is-sa3-mu-u2 nam#?-[x]
12'.a [...]-zu za3-zu husz tag#?-[x]
12'.b. [...]-ma-ha-ru i-pisz-ta-ka ih#?-hu-zu [x]
13'.a. [...] x na im muszen ba-ra?-szur-re#-[x]
13'.b. [...] x x x ha az ma i-[x x]
14'.a. [...] x ba ti? [x x x]
14'.b. [...] x x x [x x x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'.a. [...]
1'.b. [...] ku x di x x [...]
2'.a. [...] x x [...]
2'.b. [...] e#-di-il-ti kip?-pa?-ti# [...]
3'.a. [...] ki-la2-a x [...]
3'.b. [...] x sik na-mi-ir-ta x [...]
4'.a. [...] ki-us2-sa an-sze3 dal [...]
4'.b. [...]-x-ma pa-rak _an_-e ra-ba-at : t,a#-[ba?-at? ...]
5'.a. [x x x] x bar nig2-na-sze3 szi?-ib2-ri-ri# [...]
5'.b. [x x x] x szu-pat-ma mim-ma szum-szu2 ta-[...]
6'.a. [an-ur2-ta] an#-pa-sze3 si mu-ne-sa2-sa2 [...]
6'.b. [isz]-tu4? i-szid _an_-e ana e-lat _an_-e tu-usz-te#-[szir ...]
7'.a. [x x x] u3 dili-bi ab?-kin-kin# [...]
7'.b. [x x x] ur _an_-e u _ki_-tim isz-te-ne2-'u-u2 [...]
8'.a. [x x x] x kam us2 ab-ta-se3-ge [...]
8'.b. [x x x] x qaq-qa-ri tu-sza2-ah-ha-az szam-[me? ...]
9'.a. [x x x nig2]-zi-gal2 za3-ga e [...]
9'.b. [x x x] x bi ti sza2 tu-sza2-zi-[zu? ...]
10'.a. [...] du-du szu-zu [...]
10'.b. [... eb?]-bisz tab-ri-qu2 : te-di-[...]
11'.a. [...] ba x x [...]
11'.b. [...]-sza2-al-li at-ti-bi [...]
12'.a. [...] nam-tar-ra [...]
12'.b. [...] ana szim-[ti ...]
13'.a. [...] ne# ha he2-en-sig7#? [...]
13'.b. [...] x ha x ti x [...]
14'.a. [...] x x x [...]
14'.b. [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (to Utu/Shamash ? bil rel)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20131115 stadhouders: bilingual hymn/prayer to the sun-god (ki-{d}utu-kam prayer incantation); the obverse duplicates W 18828 (A. Falkenstein, UVB 15 [1959] 36-40), ll.11'ff.; its text starts off exactly where the other duplicate K 05970 (P238563) breaks

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P240201

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 Rm 2, 290

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm-II.290
Bilinguals in Late Mesopotamian Scholarship (BLMS) P240201
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P240201
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P240201
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-II-290

References

  • history: Geers Heft K, p. 005-006

    [GeersHeftK] Geers, Friedrich W. n.d. “Heft K.”

  • citation: AfO 50 (pp. 111-149), -2004) 143

    [Fincke2003AfO50] Fincke, Jeanette C. 2003-2004. “The Babylonian Texts of Nineveh.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 50: 111–49.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-10 at 13:43:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-21 at 23:43:19 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2013-11-16 at 10:16:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-11-16 at 09:41:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-11-16 at 09:40:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View
2013-11-02 at 16:57:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-11-02 at 16:54:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-11-02 at 16:54:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Rm 2, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240201.
Rm 2, 290 artifact entry (No. P240201). (2024, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240201 (Original work published 2003)
Rm 2, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240201 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Rm 2, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P240201.
Rm 2, 290 artifact entry (No. P240201). (2024, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P240201 (Original work published 2003)
Rm 2, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P240201 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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