BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 (P397497)

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

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Metadata history

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20191213 lenzi: notes to all joins

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P397497

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 08116 + K 02396 + K 03893 + K 06019 + K 07243 + K 09083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.8116
Corpus of Akkadian Shuila-Prayers Online (ORACC) (ORACC CASPo) P397497
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P397497
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P397497
Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online (CASPo) P397497.html

References

  • primary: ZA 42, 221-224, 221-222

    [Geers1394ZA42] Geers, Friedrich Wilhelm, and Wolfram von Soden. 1934. “Die Gebetsbeschwörung an Ischtar Nr. l.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 42: 220–25.

  • history: Ebeling Handerhebung, 167

    [Ebeling1953Handerhebung] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Die Akkadische Gebetsserie “Handerhebung.” Vol. 20. Veröffentlichung (Deutsche Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Berlin. Institut Für Orientforschung).

  • history: Iraq 76, 108-109

    [Jimenez2014Iraq76] Jiménez, Enrique. 2014. “New Fragments Of Gilgameš And Other Literary Texts From Kuyunjik.” Iraq 76: 99–121.

    with physically joining fragment K 09083

  • history: BMS, 05 (K 6019), 08 (K 2396 + K 3893), 48 (K 8116)

    [King1896BMS] King, Leonard W. 1896. Babylonian Magic and Sorcery. Luzac & Co.

  • history: Ambos, Bit Sala’ Me (2013) 198

    [sec103216] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-09 at 19:13:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-06-08 at 18:13:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 10:35:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:57:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-02 at 17:20:56 Lenzi, Alan Artifact metadata Lenzi, Alan Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P397497.
BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 artifact entry (No. P397497). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397497 (Original work published 2010)
BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397497 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {BMS 48 + {ZA} 042, 221-222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397497},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397497},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P397497.
BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 artifact entry (No. P397497). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397497 (Original work published 2010)
BMS 48 + ZA 042, 221-222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397497 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397497},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397497},
}


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