KAL 16, 07 (P500689)

Literary 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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 10358

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Tukultī-Ninurta epic, witness E)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Tukultī-Ninurta epic, witness E)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Tukultī-Ninurta1.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Composite Number	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	needed	View the score

Record

20170812 cdliadmin: identifications provided by Andrea Ulshöfer: acc. to Machinist (1978) p. 14: E. Ebeling, MAOG 12/2 (l938), 42 (transliteration only)

CDLI number	P500689
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P500689

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 10358
Accession Number

References

primary: Jakob 2024 KAL 16, 07

[Jakob_2024_KAL16] Jakob, Stefan. 2024. Historisch-Epische Texte. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts 16. Vol. 163. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-02-13 at 07:57:30	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2017-08-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“KAL 16, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500689.

KAL 16, 07 artifact entry (No. P500689). (2025, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500689 (Original work published 2017)

KAL 16, 07 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500689 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 13},
	title = {KAL 16, 07 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500689},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“KAL 16, 07 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500689.

KAL 16, 07 artifact entry (No. P500689). (2025, February 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500689 (Original work published 2017)

KAL 16, 07 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500689 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 13},
	title = {KAL 16, 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500689},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P500689
LB  - CDLI:P500689
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - KAL 16, 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500689
ER  -