KAL 07, 55 (P597574)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 108790

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) [uncertain]

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) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P597574
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P597574

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	T 96-36
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 108790
Accession Number

References

primary: KAL 7, 55

[Meinhold2017Ritual] Meinhold, Wiebke. 2017. Ritualbeschreibungen Und Gebete II. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 147. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-22 at 13:15:31	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-11-19 at 20:21:04	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2025-11-06 at 07:14:59	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KAL 07, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597574.

KAL 07, 55 artifact entry (No. P597574). (2025, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597574 (Original work published 2025)

KAL 07, 55 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597574 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“KAL 07, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597574.

KAL 07, 55 artifact entry (No. P597574). (2025, November 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597574 (Original work published 2025)

KAL 07, 55 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597574 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 22},
	title = {KAL 07, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P597574},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597574},
}

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