4R2 49 (56) (P393726)

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P393726

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 00043 + K 00142 + K 02601 + Sm 1433

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.142 + K.43 + Sm.1433
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q002705
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P393726
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-43

References

  • primary: Rawlinson 4R2, 49 (56)

    [Pinches1891_4R2] Pinches, Theophilus G., and Henry C. Rawlinson. 1891. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. 4, A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria (2nd Edition). London.

  • history: Meier Maqlû, Maqlu I

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 09:50:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-07-06 at 09:40:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-07 at 12:49:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2024-07-01 at 18:23:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:07:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 10:46:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 10:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 18:58:16 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
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“4R2 49 (56) Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393726.
4R2 49 (56) artifact entry (No. P393726). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393726 (Original work published 2010)
4R2 49 (56) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393726 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“4R2 49 (56) Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P393726.
4R2 49 (56) artifact entry (No. P393726). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393726 (Original work published 2010)
4R2 49 (56) artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393726 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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