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

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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

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  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 09276 + K 09729 + K 13285 + Rm 0113

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-28 at 15:14:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-09 at 10:48:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 08:26:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:07:10 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing 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 Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 15, 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 Artifacts

“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: March 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	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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PY  - 2025
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