AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 (P355873)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 1059

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Measurements

130.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P355873 P430902 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P355873

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	130.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number	JRL 1059
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo)	Q005060

References

primary: AfO 24 (pp. 1-17), pl. 02 JRL 1059

[Wilcke1973AfO24] Wilcke, Claus. 1973. “Sumerische Literarische Texte in Manchester Und Liverpool.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 24: 1–17.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-12 at 16:12:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2007-01-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 24, Pl. 02 JRL 1059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355873.

AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 artifact entry (No. P355873). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355873 (Original work published 2007)

AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355873 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355873},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 24, Pl. 02 JRL 1059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355873.

AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 artifact entry (No. P355873). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355873 (Original work published 2007)

AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355873 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 24, pl. 02 {JRL} 1059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355873},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P355873
LB  - CDLI:P355873
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - AfO 24, pl. 02 JRL 1059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355873
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