Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 (P425176)

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

Measurements

-

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P425176

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, 557

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm-II.557
Corpus of Mesopotamian Anti-witchcraft Rituals (CMAwRo) Q002705
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P425176
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-II-557

References

  • primary: Meier Maqlû, Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557

    [Meier1937Maqlû] Meier, Gerhard. 1937. Die Assyrische Beschwörungssammlung Maqlû. Vol. 2. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

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

  • history: Maqlû 2, 057

    [Tallqvist1894Maqlu2] Tallqvist, Knut L. 1894. Die Assyrische Beschwörungsserie Maqlû Nach Den Originalen Im British Museum. Vol. 6. Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-09 at 07:32:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-01 at 18:23:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 18:24:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 18:12:55 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
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
2023-07-05 at 14:39:36 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

“Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425176.
Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 artifact entry (No. P425176). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425176 (Original work published 2011)
Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425176 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425176},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P425176.
Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 artifact entry (No. P425176). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425176 (Original work published 2011)
Meier Maqlu 01 Rm 2, 557 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425176 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425176},
}


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