AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 (P425663)

Incantation 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

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 > Incantation

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P425663
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P425663

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	Sm 0918

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Sm.918
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P425663
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P425663
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_SM-918

References

primary: AfO 35 (pp. 1-23), 20 Sm 918

[Geller1988AfO35] Geller, Markham J. 1988. “New Duplicates to SBTU II.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 35: 1–23.
history: Bezold C 1896a

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-29 at 13:15:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-27 at 13:43:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2011-11-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P425663.

AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 artifact entry (No. P425663). (2026, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425663 (Original work published 2011)

AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425663 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	title = {AfO 35, 20 {Sm} 918 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425663},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P425663.

AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 artifact entry (No. P425663). (2026, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P425663 (Original work published 2011)

AfO 35, 20 Sm 918 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P425663 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {may 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P425663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P425663},
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