KAR 253a (P369218)

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 10639

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	P369218
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P369218

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 10639
Accession Number

References

primary: KAR, 253a

[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: Ambos, Baurituale, no. 28

[Ambos2004Baurituale] Ambos, Claus. 2004. Mesopotamische Baurituale Aus Dem 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Dresden: ISLET, Dresden. https://www.islet-verlag.de/BandAmbos.html.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-11-10 at 12:29:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2007-07-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KAR 253a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P369218.

KAR 253a artifact entry (No. P369218). (2024, November 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369218 (Original work published 2007)

KAR 253a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369218 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“KAR 253a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P369218.

KAR 253a artifact entry (No. P369218). (2024, November 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P369218 (Original work published 2007)

KAR 253a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P369218 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 10},
	title = {KAR 253a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P369218},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P369218},
}

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DA  - 2024/11/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P369218
LB  - CDLI:P369218
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - KAR 253a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P369218
ER  -