CT 54, 452 (P236894)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

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)

Letter (letter (to the king))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (letter (to the king))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P236894
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P236894

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	1879-07-08, 0312

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1879,0708.312
The Neo-Babylonian Correspondence of Sargon and Sennacherib (SAAo/SAA17)	P236894
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P236894
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P236894
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P236894
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1879-0708-312

References

primary: CT 54, 452

[Dietrich1979CT54] Dietrich, Manfried. 1979. Neo-Babylonian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 54. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Fs Oppenheim (pp. 6-53), 47

[Brinkman1964FsOppenheim] Brinkman, John A. 1964. “Merodach-Baladan II.” In Studies Presented to A. Leo Oppenheim June 7, 1964, 6–53. Chicago.
history: WdO 4, p.61-103, p. 99-100 (B III 1b)

[Dietrich1967-1968Quellen1] Dietrich, Manfried. 1967-1968. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (I). (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 4: 61–103.
history: SAA 17, 202

[Dietrich2003SAA17] Dietrich, Manfried. 2003. The Neo-Babylonian Correspondence of Sargon and Sennacherib. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 17. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-06 at 09:52:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-18 at 17:38:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P236894.

CT 54, 452 artifact entry (No. P236894). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236894 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 452 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236894 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236894},
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 452 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P236894.

CT 54, 452 artifact entry (No. P236894). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P236894 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 452 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P236894 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {CT 54, 452 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P236894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P236894},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P236894
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TI  - CT 54, 452 artifact entry
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