Shurpu 7 f (P496483)

Prayer tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10312c

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 7)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P496483
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P496483

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 10312c
Accession Number

References

primary: Shurpu, 7 f

[Reiner1958Shurpu] Reiner, Erica. 1958. Šurpu : A Collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Incantations. Vol. 11. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Graz : Im Selbstverlage des Herausgebers.
history: KAR, 371

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-07-02 at 13:27:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 7 f Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496483.

Shurpu 7 f artifact entry (No. P496483). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496483 (Original work published 2015)

Shurpu 7 f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496483 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Shurpu 7 f Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496483.

Shurpu 7 f artifact entry (No. P496483). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496483 (Original work published 2015)

Shurpu 7 f artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496483 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 2},
	title = {Shurpu 7 f artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496483},
}

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