AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 (P398009)

Ritual and liturgical 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)

Literary > Ritual and liturgical (7.93 cm x 7.93 cm; Fragment of a clay tablet, poetical incantations, 20 + 20 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Ritual and liturgical (7.93 cm x 7.93 cm; Fragment of a clay tablet, poetical incantations, 20 + 20 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P398009 P418385 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P398009

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 09276 + K 09729 + K 13285 + Rm 0113

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.9276 + K.9729 + Rm.113
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P398009
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-9729

References

primary: AfO 12 (pp. 40-45), 042-43, pl. 1-2

[Meier1937-1939AfO12] Meier, Gerhard. 1937-1939. “Die Ritualtafel Der Serie „Mundwaschung”.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 12: 40–45.
history: Ambos Habil., copy no. 6

[Ambos2013Konig] Ambos, Claus. 2013. Der König Im Gefängnis Und Das Neujahrsfest Im Herbst : Mechanismen Der Legitimation Des Babylonischen Herrschers Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Und Ihre Geschichte. Dresden: ISLET. https://www.islet-verlag.de/BandAmbos2.html.
history: BBR, pl. 55 (K 09729+)

[Zimmern1901BBR] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1901. Beiträge Zur Kenntnis Der Babylonischen Religion. Vol. 12. Assyriologische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-28 at 15:14:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-09 at 10:48:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 08:26:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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 19:07:10	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 12, 042-43, Pl. 1-2 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P398009.

AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry (No. P398009). (2025, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398009 (Original work published 2010)

AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398009 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P398009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398009},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 12, 042-43, Pl. 1-2 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P398009.

AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry (No. P398009). (2025, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P398009 (Original work published 2010)

AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P398009 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2025AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {AfO 12, 042-43, pl. 1-2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P398009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P398009},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/2/
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