MC 24, no. 237 (P480810)

Prayer tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P480810
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P480810

Physical information

Two-column

Artifact type	Tablet Two-column
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	Rm 0843

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo)	Q002706

References

primary: MC 24, no. 237

[Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.
history: AMD 10, tablet II, siglum v

[Abusch2015AMD10] Abusch, Tzvi. 2015. The Magical Ceremony Maqlû: A Critical Edition. Ancient Magic and Divination 10. Boston: BRILL.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-26 at 15:11:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-23 at 14:30:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-21 at 10:45:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact 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
2015-06-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 24, No. 237 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480810.

MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry (No. P480810). (2025, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480810 (Original work published 2015)

MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480810 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480810},
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Cite this Artifact

“MC 24, No. 237 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480810.

MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry (No. P480810). (2025, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480810 (Original work published 2015)

MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480810 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480810},
}

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DA  - 2025/9/26/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P480810
LB  - CDLI:P480810
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - MC 24, no. 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480810
ER  -