ZA 040, 086 (P414403)

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

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)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Liturgy)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P414403
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P414403

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	Rm 0220

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Rm.220
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P414403
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Rm-220

References

primary: ZA 40, 086

[Frank1931ZA40] Frank, Carl. 1931. “Ein Klagelied Der Muttergöttin Aus Uruk.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 40 (1–2): 81–94.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:19:09	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-08-30 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 040, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414403.

ZA 040, 086 artifact entry (No. P414403). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414403 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 040, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414403 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {ZA 040, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414403},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ZA 040, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P414403.

ZA 040, 086 artifact entry (No. P414403). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414403 (Original work published 2010)

ZA 040, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414403 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2023ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {ZA 040, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414403},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P414403
LB  - CDLI:P414403
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - ZA 040, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P414403
ER  -