KAV 039 (P285515)

Official or display tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08883

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness dedication of personnel to temple)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness dedication of personnel to temple)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285515

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive Assur N5
Excavation Number Ass 01418
Findspot
N5, 26
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 08883
Accession Number Ass 01418

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Grants, Decres and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period (SAAo/SAA12) P285515
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P285515
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) P285515

References

  • primary: KAV, 39

    [Schroeder1920KAV] Schroeder, Otto. 1920. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Verschiedenen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 35, Heft 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: SAA 12, 87

    [Kataja1995SAA12] Kataja, Laura, and Robert M. Whiting. 1995. Grants, Decrees and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 12. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: Archives and Libraries in the City of Assur, N5, 26

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-07 at 16:51:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-07 at 16:45:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KAV 039 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285515.
KAV 039 artifact entry (No. P285515). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285515 (Original work published 1970)
KAV 039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285515 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {KAV 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285515},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“KAV 039 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P285515.
KAV 039 artifact entry (No. P285515). (2025, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285515 (Original work published 1970)
KAV 039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285515 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2025KAV,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {KAV 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285515},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P285515
LB  - CDLI:P285515
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - KAV 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285515
ER  -
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