BWL pl. 50 VAT 13836 (P404982)

Literary tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13836

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (fable of the fox)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (fable of the fox)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P404982
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P404982

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 13836
Accession Number	—

References

primary: BWL, pl. 50 VAT 13836

[Lambert1960BWL] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1960. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford : Clarendon Press.
history: LKA, 2

[Ebeling1953LKA] Ebeling, Erich. 1953. Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
history: Kienast, Burkhart, Iškar šēlebi (2003) 029 H

[sec103577] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-14 at 14:06:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-03-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 50 VAT 13836 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404982.

BWL pl. 50 VAT 13836 artifact entry (No. P404982). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404982 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 50 VAT 13836 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404982 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BWL Pl. 50 VAT 13836 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P404982.

BWL pl. 50 VAT 13836 artifact entry (No. P404982). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404982 (Original work published 2010)

BWL pl. 50 VAT 13836 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404982 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P404982},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P404982},
}

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