Shurpu 5-6 I (P424480)

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 (Shurpu 5-6)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 5-6)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424480

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number DT 060

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) DT.60
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P424480
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P424480
British Museum Collection (BM) W_DT-60

References

  • primary: Shurpu, 5-6 I

    [Reiner1958Shurpu] Reiner, Erica. 1958. Šurpu : A Collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Incantations. Vol. 11. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Graz : Im Selbstverlage des Herausgebers.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

  • history: Rawlinson 4R2, add. p. 2

    [Pinches1891_4R2] Pinches, Theophilus G., and Henry C. Rawlinson. 1891. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. 4, A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria (2nd Edition). London.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 09:40:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-07 at 12:49:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:27:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:07:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 10:46:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:40:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:37:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:25:50 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 5-6 I Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424480.
Shurpu 5-6 I artifact entry (No. P424480). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424480 (Original work published 2011)
Shurpu 5-6 I artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424480 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	month = {jul 6},
	title = {Shurpu 5-6 {I} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424480},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 5-6 I Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424480.
Shurpu 5-6 I artifact entry (No. P424480). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424480 (Original work published 2011)
Shurpu 5-6 I artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424480 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {Shurpu 5-6 {I} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424480},
}


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