RA 070, 135 (P249267)

Prayer tablet dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

AUAM 73.3094

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (incantion dealing with child birth)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (incantion dealing with child birth)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P249267
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P249267

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)	Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA
Museum Number	AUAM 73.3094
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P249267

References

primary: RA 070 (pp. 129-144), 135

[Cohen1976RA70] Cohen, Mark E. 1976. “Literary Texts from the Andrews University Archaeological Museum.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 70: 129–44.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-17 at 13:43:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:22:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2004-11-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Veldhuis, Niek; Wright, Paul H.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RA 070, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P249267.

RA 070, 135 artifact entry (No. P249267). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249267 (Original work published 2004)

RA 070, 135 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249267 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 070, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P249267.

RA 070, 135 artifact entry (No. P249267). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249267 (Original work published 2004)

RA 070, 135 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249267 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {RA 070, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249267},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249267},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RA 070, 135 artifact entry
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