MC 24, no. 56 (P451997)

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

Cite

Photo

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 (Prayer of Ashurnasirpal I (1050-1032 BC) to the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Prayer of Ashurnasirpal I (1050-1032 BC) to the goddess Ishtar of Nineveh)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P451997
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P451997

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	1880-07-19, 0152 + 1881-02-04, 0188

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1880,0719.152 + 1881,0204.188
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P451997
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1880-0719-152

References

primary: MC 24, no. 56

[Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-01-18 at 19:32:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	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
2013-04-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MC 24, No. 56 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P451997.

MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry (No. P451997). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P451997 (Original work published 2013)

MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P451997 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P451997},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MC 24, No. 56 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P451997.

MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry (No. P451997). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P451997 (Original work published 2013)

MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P451997 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P451997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P451997},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - MC 24, no. 56 artifact entry
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