LKU 032 (P414174)

Prayer tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 14505

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P414174
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414174

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 14505
Accession Number

References

primary: LKU, 32

[Falkenstein1931LKU] Falkenstein, Adam. 1931. “Literarische Keilschrifttexte Aus Uruk.”
history: Schlaf , text e

[Farber1989Schlaf] Farber, Walter. 1989. Schlaf, Kindchen, Schlaf!: Mesopotamische Baby-Beschwörungen Und -Rituale. Vol. 2. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-01 at 18:30:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-22 at 19:49:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-01 at 19:20:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2010-08-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LKU 032 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414174.

LKU 032 artifact entry (No. P414174). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414174 (Original work published 2010)

LKU 032 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414174 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414174},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“LKU 032 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414174.

LKU 032 artifact entry (No. P414174). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414174 (Original work published 2010)

LKU 032 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414174 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {LKU 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414174},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414174},
}

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DA  - 2025/8/1/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P414174
M1  - 2026/9/5/
TI  - LKU 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414174
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