AfO 21, 070 (P480895)

Prayer tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist A 00043

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P480895
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P480895

Physical information

Single-column

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

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive	Assur N5
Excavation Number	Ass 01223
Findspot	N5, 3
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist A 00043
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo)	Q002705

References

primary: AfO 21 (pp. 70-81), 070

[Meier1966AfO21] Meier, Gerhard. 1966. “Studien Zur Beschwörungssammlung Maqlû. Zusammengestellt Nach Hinterlassenen Notizen.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 21: 70–81.
history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N5, 3

[Pedersen1985-86ArchivesAssur] Pedersén, Olof. 1985-86. Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur : A Study of the Material from the German Excavations. Uppsala : Almqvist & Wiksell.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-08 at 10:20:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-08 at 10:08:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-12 at 15:19:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 18:21:17	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
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

“AfO 21, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480895.

AfO 21, 070 artifact entry (No. P480895). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480895 (Original work published 2015)

AfO 21, 070 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480895 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480895},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 21, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480895.

AfO 21, 070 artifact entry (No. P480895). (2025, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480895 (Original work published 2015)

AfO 21, 070 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480895 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {AfO 21, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480895},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480895},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - AfO 21, 070 artifact entry
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