CTN 5, ND 2759 (P224485)

Letter tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 064156

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Neo-Assyrian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Neo-Assyrian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P224485

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 02759
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 064156
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) IM.64156
The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part I: Letters from Assyria and the West (SAAo/SAA01) P224485
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P224485 + X190152
The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud (SAAo/SAA19) X190152
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) X190152

References

  • primary: Saggs 1958 Iraq 20 NL 4, NL 039

    [Saggs1958Iraq20NL4] Saggs, Henry W. F. 1958. “The Nimrud Letters, 1952: Part IV.” Iraq 20 (2): 182–212.

  • primary: CTN 5, ND 2759

    [Saggs2001CTN5] Saggs, Henry W. F. 2001. The Nimrud Letters, 1952. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 5. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: SAA 19, 152

    [Luukko2012SAA19] Luukko, Mikko. 2012. The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 19. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: SAA 1, 1

    [Parpola1987SAA1] Parpola, Simo. 1987. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part I: Letters from Assyria and the West. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 1. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: Iraq 35 (pp. 13-36), 22-24

    [Postgate1973Iraq35] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1973. “Assyrian Texts and Fragments.” Iraq 35 (1): 13–36.

  • history: NL 039

    [sec29725] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-09 at 19:07:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-06-09 at 19:06:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-26 at 06:47:03 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:42:37 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 5, ND 2759 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P224485.
CTN 5, ND 2759 artifact entry (No. P224485). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224485 (Original work published 2003)
CTN 5, ND 2759 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224485 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 5, ND 2759 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P224485.
CTN 5, ND 2759 artifact entry (No. P224485). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P224485 (Original work published 2003)
CTN 5, ND 2759 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P224485 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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