ZA 04, 252-255 (P394371)

Prayer tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (prayer to Nabu)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (prayer to Nabu)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P394371 P401263 (retired) P403651 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P394371

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 02361 + K 03193 + K 14033 + K 18434 + Sm 0389 + Sm 0601 (+) K 15248

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.14033 + K.2361 + K.3193 + Sm.389 + Sm.601
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P394371
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-3193

References

primary: ZA 04, 252-255

[Brünnow1889ZA4] Brünnow, R. E. 1889. “Assyrian Hymns : II.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 4: 225–59.
history: MC 25, 639

[Lambert2021MC25] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2021. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W. G. Lambert, Part Two. Edited by Andrew R. George and Junko Taniguchi. Mesopotamian Civilizations 25. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press.
history: Soden, ZA 061, 44-71

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-28 at 13:54:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 04, 252-255 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P394371.

ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry (No. P394371). (2025, January 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394371 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394371 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394371},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ZA 04, 252-255 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P394371.

ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry (No. P394371). (2025, January 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394371 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394371 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 28},
	title = {ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394371},
}

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PY  - 2025
ID  - P394371
LB  - CDLI:P394371
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - ZA 04, 252-255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394371
ER  -