KAR 302 (P282619)

Literary tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12998

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (epic)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (epic)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Composite Number	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	needed	View the score

Record

20170812 cdliadmin: new identifications provided by Andrea Ulshöfer: acc. to Kinnier Wilson (2007), p. 11: Etana; translit. & translat. p. 41.but Selz (1998), p. 139, note 29: "unsicher"

CDLI number	P282619
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P282619

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ass 04464c
Findspot	N1, 59
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 12998
Accession Number

References

primary: KAR, 302

[Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N1, 59

[Pedersén1985-86ArchivesAssur] 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	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-07 at 16:51:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-07 at 16:45:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2005-11-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 302 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282619.

KAR 302 artifact entry (No. P282619). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282619 (Original work published 2005)

KAR 302 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282619 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282619},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 302 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P282619.

KAR 302 artifact entry (No. P282619). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P282619 (Original work published 2005)

KAR 302 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P282619 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2025KAR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {KAR 302 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P282619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P282619},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P282619
LB  - CDLI:P282619
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - KAR 302 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P282619
ER  -