BMS 21 (P394642)

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

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Metadata history

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

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P394642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number K 02741 + K 03180 + K 03208 + K 05043 + K 06588 + K 06612 + K 06672 + K 06908 + K 07047 + K 08498 + K 09157 + K 09770 + K 10219 + K 10497 + K 11345 + K 13431 + K 13793 + K 15786

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.15786 + K.2741 + K.3180 + K.3208
Corpus of Akkadian Shuila-Prayers Online (ORACC) (ORACC CASPo) P394642
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P394642
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q005088
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P394642
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-3180
Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online (CASPo) P394642.html

References

  • primary: BMS, 21

    [King1896BMS] King, Leonard W. 1896. Babylonian Magic and Sorcery. Luzac & Co.

  • history: Craig, AAT pl. 73 (K 7047)

    [sec102579] N.d.

  • history: ACh Shamash, 1

    [VirolleaudAChShamash] Virolleaud, Charles. 1905-1912. L’astrologie Chaldéenne.

  • citation: AOAT 034, catalogue no. 52 (ref. A. Lenzi)

    [Loretz1978AOAT34] Loretz, Oswald, Walter Mayer, and Werner R. Mayer. 1978. Šu-Ila-Gebete : Suppl. Zu L. W. King, Babylonian Magic and Sorcery. Vol. 34. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon und Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verlag.

  • citation: Schwemer, Daniel, Wettergottgestalten

    [sec102581] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-21 at 12:42:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-19 at 10:02:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-19 at 09:53:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-19 at 08:27:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 10:30:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:57:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-02 at 17:20:56 Lenzi, Alan Artifact metadata Lenzi, Alan Corpus of Akkadian Shuila Prayers Online Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 18:58:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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

Cite this Artifacts

“BMS 21 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394642.
BMS 21 artifact entry (No. P394642). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394642 (Original work published 2010)
BMS 21 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394642 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	month = {oct 21},
	title = {BMS 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394642},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BMS 21 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394642.
BMS 21 artifact entry (No. P394642). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394642 (Original work published 2010)
BMS 21 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394642 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024BMS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 21},
	title = {BMS 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394642},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P394642
LB  - CDLI:P394642
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BMS 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394642
ER  -
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