Shurpu 7 B (P452702)

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 7)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 44.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 7)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20130621 bmcat: part of a clay tablet, bilingual, 17 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P452702

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 41.0 mm × 44.0 mm
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 1883-01-18, 0474

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1883,0118.474
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P452702
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P452702
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-474

References

  • primary: Shurpu, 7 B

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

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

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

  • history: Rawlinson 4R2, add. p. 4

    [Pinches1891_4R2] Pinches, Theophilus G., and Henry C. Rawlinson. 1891. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. 4, A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria (2nd Edition). London.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-06 at 09:40:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-07 at 12:49:50 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
2024-06-05 at 18:07:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 10:46:39 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
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 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 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
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 7 B Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452702.
Shurpu 7 B artifact entry (No. P452702). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452702 (Original work published 2013)
Shurpu 7 B artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452702 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {Shurpu 7 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452702},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 7 B Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452702.
Shurpu 7 B artifact entry (No. P452702). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452702 (Original work published 2013)
Shurpu 7 B artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452702 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {Shurpu 7 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452702},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452702},
}


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PY  - 2026
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TI  - Shurpu 7 B artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452702
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