KAR 143 (P336230)

Literary 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09538 + VAT 09555

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P336230
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P336230

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number	ND 00812a +
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09538 + VAT 09555
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Court Poetry and Literary Miscellanea (SAAo/SAA03)	P336230
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	Q009250

References

primary: KAR, 143

[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: MMEW, p. 236, 261-2

[Livingstone1986MMEW] Livingstone, Alasdair. 1986. Mystical and Mythological Explanatory Works of Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. Oxford : Clarendon.
history: SAA 3, 34

[Livingstone1989SAA3] Livingstone, Alasdair. 1989. Court Poetry and Literary Miscellanea. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 3. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-06 at 18:23:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 143 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P336230.

KAR 143 artifact entry (No. P336230). (2025, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336230 (Original work published 2006)

KAR 143 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336230 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 143 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P336230.

KAR 143 artifact entry (No. P336230). (2025, August 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336230 (Original work published 2006)

KAR 143 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336230 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 6},
	title = {KAR 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336230},
}

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