BBR pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 (P425041)

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 3)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 3)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P425041

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 Rm 2, 294

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm-II.294
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P425041
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-II-294

References

  • primary: BBR, 08 Rm 2, 294

    [Zimmern1901BBR] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1901. Beiträge Zur Kenntnis Der Babylonischen Religion. Vol. 12. Assyriologische Bibliothek. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

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

  • history: Shurpu, 3 H

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 10:48:23 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
2024-05-27 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
2024-04-15 at 06:04:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2023-01-20 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 Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BBR Pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425041.
BBR pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 artifact entry (No. P425041). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425041 (Original work published 2011)
BBR pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425041 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	title = {BBR pl. 08 {Rm} 2, 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425041},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BBR Pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425041.
BBR pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 artifact entry (No. P425041). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425041 (Original work published 2011)
BBR pl. 08 Rm 2, 294 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425041 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {BBR pl. 08 {Rm} 2, 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425041},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425041},
}


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