BMS 21 (P394642)

Prayer tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BMS, 21

    [King1896BMS] King, Leonard W. 1896. Babylonian Magic and Sorcery.

  • history: Craig, AAT pl. 73 (K 7047),

    [sec102579] N.d.

  • history: Virolleaud, ACh Shamash 1,

    [sec102580] N.d.

  • citation: Schwemer, Daniel, Wettergottgestalten,

    [sec102581] N.d.

  • citation: Loretz & Mayer, AOAT 34 catalogue no. 52 (ref. A. Lenzi),

    [sec102582] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 02741 + K 03180 + K 03208 + K 05043 + K 06588 + K 06612 + K 06672 + K 06908 + K 07047 + K 08498 + K 09157 + K 09770 + K 10219 + K 10497 + K 11345 + K 13431 + K 13793 + K 15786

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Cite this Artifact
“BMS 21 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394642.
BMS 21 artifact entry (No. P394642). (2023, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394642 (Original work published 2010)
BMS 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394642 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P394642},
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