CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 (P365375)

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

Cite

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036690

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P365375
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P365375

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 036690
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0422

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.36690
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-0617-422

References

primary: CT 16, 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690

[Thompson1904CT16] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1904. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 16.
history: BAM 8, 434-498, 499-541

[Geller2016BAM8] Geller, Markham J. 2016. Healing Magic and Evil Demons. Canonical Udug-Hul Incantations. Die Babylonisch-Assyrische Medizin in Texten Und Untersuchungen 8. Boston, MA: De Gruyter.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-04-15 at 10:24:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-12 at 19:30:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2007-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 16, Pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365375.

CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 artifact entry (No. P365375). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365375 (Original work published 2007)

CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365375 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, {BM} 036690 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365375},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 16, Pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365375.

CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 artifact entry (No. P365375). (2025, April 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365375 (Original work published 2007)

CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365375 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 15},
	title = {CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, {BM} 036690 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365375},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P365375
LB  - CDLI:P365375
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CT 16, pl. 19-23 & 42-49, BM 036690 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365375
ER  -