BL 166 (P394936)
Prayer tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: BL, 166
[Langdon1913BL] Langdon, Stephen H. 1913. Babylonian Liturgies : Sumerian Texts from the Early Period and from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Paris : Geuthner.
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history: HES 5, no. 1b
[Gabbay2024HES5] Gabbay, Uri. 2024. The Balaĝ Prayer “Oh, My Abzu!” : The God Enki in Sumerian Laments. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag. Heidelberger Emesal-Studien 5.
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- Accession No.: K 03313
- Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (K.3313) (K.3313)
- Ashurbanipal Library Project (P394936) (P394936)
- The British Museum Collection (W_K-3313) (W_K-3313)
Cite this Artifact
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month = {aug 16},
title = {BL 166 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P394936},
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