KAR

KAR is the standard abbreviation for Keilschrifttexte aus Assur Religiösen Inhalts, which translates to "Cuneiform Texts from Assur of Religious Content." This multi-volume work, published primarily between 1919 and 1923 by the German Assyriologist Erich Ebeling, presents the original cuneiform text of numerous tablets excavated from the ancient Assyrian capital city of Assur. It focuses specifically on religious literature, including hymns, prayers, myths, rituals, incantations, omen texts, and theological lists. Because it provides access to primary source material, mostly dating from the Neo-Assyrian period (c. 9th-7th centuries BCE), KAR remains a foundational and frequently cited resource for anyone studying ancient Mesopotamian religion and culture.