ZA 110, 35 (P429561)

Prayer tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113932

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Balag)

Language(s)

Emesal

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Balag)
Language(s)	Emesal

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P429561
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P429561

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 113932
Accession Number	1919-10-11, 0022

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.113932
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1919-1011-22

References

primary: ZA 110 (pp. 25–36), 31-33, 35

[Gabbay2010ZA110] Gabbay, Uri, Sam Mirelman, and Nicholas Reid. 2020. “A Literary Topos of Abundance: Two Emesal Prayers to Enki.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 110 (1): 25–36.
citation: KASKAL 2 (pp.97-100), p. 98 no. 6

[Geller2005KASKAL2] Geller, Markham J. 2005. “Catalogue of Late Babylonian Ur Texts Excavated by Hall.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 2: 97–100.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-02 at 14:14:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-06-02 at 14:10:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-06-02 at 14:07:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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
2012-03-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 110, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P429561.

ZA 110, 35 artifact entry (No. P429561). (2026, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429561 (Original work published 2012)

ZA 110, 35 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429561 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {ZA 110, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429561},
}

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TI  - ZA 110, 35 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 110, 35 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P429561.

ZA 110, 35 artifact entry (No. P429561). (2026, June 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429561 (Original work published 2012)

ZA 110, 35 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429561 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

@misc{2026ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 2},
	title = {ZA 110, 35 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429561},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429561},
}

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DA  - 2026/6/2/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P429561
LB  - CDLI:P429561
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 110, 35 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P429561
ER  -