Shurpu 3 q (P496489)

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 11624

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 3)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Shurpu 3)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P496489
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P496489

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 11624
Accession Number

References

primary: Shurpu, 3 q

[Reiner1958Shurpu] Reiner, Erica. 1958. Šurpu : A Collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Incantations. Vol. 11. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Graz : Im Selbstverlage des Herausgebers.
history: Köcher, MIO 2, 244

[KocherMIO2] Köcher, Franz. n.d. Mitteilungen Des Instituts Für Orientforschung.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 14:30:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Shurpu 3 q Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496489.

Shurpu 3 q artifact entry (No. P496489). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496489 (Original work published 2015)

Shurpu 3 q artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496489 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Shurpu 3 q Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496489.

Shurpu 3 q artifact entry (No. P496489). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496489 (Original work published 2015)

Shurpu 3 q artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496489 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496489},
}

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