CT 54, 494 (P237181)

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	P237181
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P237181

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	1882-05-22, 0113

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1882,0522.113
The Neo-Babylonian Correspondence of Sargon and Sennacherib (SAAo/SAA17)	P237181
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P237181
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P237181
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P237181
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0522-113

References

primary: CT 54, 494

[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: WdO 4, p.61-103, p. 94 (A X 8)

[Dietrich1967-1968Quellen1] Dietrich, Manfried. 1967-1968. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (I). (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 4: 61–103.
history: SAA 17, 159

[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
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, 494 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237181.

CT 54, 494 artifact entry (No. P237181). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237181 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 494 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237181 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 494 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237181.

CT 54, 494 artifact entry (No. P237181). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237181 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 494 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237181 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CT 54, 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237181},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CT 54, 494 artifact entry
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