Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 (P496457)

Prayer tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10059

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

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	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P496457
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P496457

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 10059
Accession Number

References

primary: Meier Maqlû, Maqlu 07 VAT 10059

[Meier1937Maqlû] Meier, Gerhard. 1937. Die Assyrische Beschwörungssammlung Maqlû. Vol. 2. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft.
history: KAR, 268

[Ebeling1919-1923KAR] Ebeling, Erich. 1919-1923. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Band 28 & 34. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: KAL 4, 28

[Maul2011KAL4] Maul, Stefan M., and Rita Strauß. 2011. Ritualbeschreibungen Und Gebete I. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts, Band 4. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-09 at 07:32:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-01 at 18:23:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-12-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496457.

Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 artifact entry (No. P496457). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496457 (Original work published 2015)

Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496457 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496457.

Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 artifact entry (No. P496457). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496457 (Original work published 2015)

Meier Maqlu 07 VAT 10059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496457 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {Meier {Maqlu} 07 {VAT} 10059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496457},
}

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