CT 54, 565 (P237680)

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;)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (letter;)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237680
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P237680

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 0080

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Neo-Babylonian Correspondence of Sargon and Sennacherib (SAAo/SAA17)	P237680
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P237680
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P237680

References

primary: CT 54, 565

[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: SAA 17, 205

[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
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	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
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 565 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237680.

CT 54, 565 artifact entry (No. P237680). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237680 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 565 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237680 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 565 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P237680.

CT 54, 565 artifact entry (No. P237680). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237680 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 565 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237680 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {CT 54, 565 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237680},
}

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