4R additions p. 2 (P395802)

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

Cite

Photo

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 (Shurpu 5-6)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 5-6)
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P395802
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P395802

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 04945 + Rm 2, 158

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.4945 + Rm-II.158
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P395802
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P395802
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-4945

References

history: Shurpu, 5-6 C

[Reiner1958Shurpu] Reiner, Erica. 1958. Šurpu : A Collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Incantations. Vol. 11. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Graz : Im Selbstverlage des Herausgebers.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-02 at 13:27:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“4R Additions p. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395802.

4R additions p. 2 artifact entry (No. P395802). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395802 (Original work published 2010)

4R additions p. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395802 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“4R Additions p. 2 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P395802.

4R additions p. 2 artifact entry (No. P395802). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395802 (Original work published 2010)

4R additions p. 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395802 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {4R additions p. 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395802},
}

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