KAR 040 (P349905)

Lexical 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09720

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 6 extract tablet parallel)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet fragment
  = VAT 9720; = exercise tablet; transliterated after photo
top
1. a-ru-u = [...]
obverse
1. a-gi-id-du-u = par-[si-gu]
2. pa-a-ti-nu = MIN<(par-[si-gu])>
  ruling
3. hu-la-nu = TUG2-GU2-E3#-[A]
4. a-git2-tu-u# = par(UD)-si-gu?#
  in 2nd sub col.: gu?# = tail end of vertical wedge
5. a-git2-tu-u = s,in-<du> sza2 A-ZU#
  in 1st sub col.: TU & U written over erasure
  ruling
  ll. 6-9 = extract from erimhusz II 254a-257/8
bottom
  ll. 1-3 = unknown series
reverse
  ll. 1-3 = extract from erimhusz III 74-79; ll. 4-5 = salt incantation

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (malku-sharru 6 extract tablet parallel)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P349905

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 09720
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P349905
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P349905

References

  • primary: KAR, 40

    [Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:32:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 040 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P349905.
KAR 040 artifact entry (No. P349905). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349905 (Original work published 2006)
KAR 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349905 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023KAR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {KAR 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349905},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P349905
LB  - CDLI:P349905
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - KAR 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P349905
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“KAR 040 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P349905.
KAR 040 artifact entry (No. P349905). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P349905 (Original work published 2006)
KAR 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P349905 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023KAR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {KAR 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P349905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P349905},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P349905
LB  - CDLI:P349905
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - KAR 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P349905
ER  -
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