BL 121 + 188 (P238371)

Literary 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)

Literary (bil pr)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (bil pr)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P238371

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 05168 + K 05171 + K 05189 + K 05354 + K 06099 + K 08728 + K 10728 + K 11219 + K 13412 + K 13935 + K 13949 + K 16931

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.10728 + K.11219 + K.13412 + K.13935 + K.13949 + K.16931 + K.5168 + K.5171 + K.5354 + K.6099 + K.8728
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P238371
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-5354

References

  • primary: BL, 121 + 188

    [Langdon1913BL] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1913. Babylonian Liturgies : Sumerian Texts from the Early Period and from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Paris : Geuthner.

  • history: Black, BiOr 44, 45 no. B 20

    [Black1987BiOr44] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1987. “Sumerian BALAG Compositions.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 44: 36–79.

    K.06099+ K.08728+ K.13412+ K.13949+ K.16931

  • history: CanLam, 401-412 (text B: K.06099

    [Cohen1988CanLam] Cohen, Mark E. 1988. The Canonical Lamentations of Ancient Mesopotamia. Potomac, Md : Capital Decisions.

  • history: Geers Heft C, p. 022 (K.05189)

    [GeersHeftC] Geers, Friedrich Wilhelm. n.d. “Heft C.”

  • history: Geers Heft K, p. 015 (K.05171+05354)

    [GeersHeftK] Geers, Friedrich Wilhelm. n.d. “Heft K.”

  • history: AOAT 2, no. 476

    [Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.

  • history: Fs Albright, p. 335-353, 353 (K.08728)

    [Lambert1971FsAlbright] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1971. “The Converse Tablet: A Litany with Musical Instructions.” In Near Eastern Studies in Honor of William Foxwell Albright, 335–53. Baltimore & London: The Johns Hopkins Press.

  • history: Herzberuhigungsklagen, 106 (K.05189)

    [Maul1988Herzberuhigungsklagen] Maul, Stefan M. 1988. “Herzberuhigungsklagen” : Die Sumerisch-Akkadischen Eršaḫunga-Gebete. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

  • history: text D: K.08728

    [sec39546] N.d.

  • history: text F: K.13949), 413-417 (text B: K.13412)

    [sec39547] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 14:05:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-15 at 14:03:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-15 at 10:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:40:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:08:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:23:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:32:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:31:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 18:19:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 14:57:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-23 at 12:42:19 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-05-21 at 23:43:19 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata, Other metadata Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars 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 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BL 121 + 188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238371.
BL 121 + 188 artifact entry (No. P238371). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238371 (Original work published 2003)
BL 121 + 188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238371 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024BL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {BL 121 + 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P238371
LB  - CDLI:P238371
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BL 121 + 188 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238371
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BL 121 + 188 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238371.
BL 121 + 188 artifact entry (No. P238371). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238371 (Original work published 2003)
BL 121 + 188 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238371 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024BL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {BL 121 + 188 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P238371
LB  - CDLI:P238371
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BL 121 + 188 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238371
ER  -
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