ABL 0958 (P238077)

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

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Metadata history

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)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P238077

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 K 01459

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) K.1459
The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-šarru-iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia (SAAo/SAA18) P238077
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P238077
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P238077
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) P238077
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-1459

References

  • primary: ABL, 0958

    [Harper1892-1914ABL] Harper, Robert Francis. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Dietrich Aramäer, Aramäer, 1970, 140-141 (rev. 12-20)

    [Dietrich1970Aramaer] Dietrich, Manfried. 1970. Die Aramäer Südbabyloniens in Der Sargonidenzeit (700-648). Vol. 7. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: SAA 18, 88

    [Reynolds2003SAA18] Reynolds S., Frances. 2003. The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-Šarru-Iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 18. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: RCAE 2, 162-165 (no. 958)

    [Waterman1930RCAE2] Waterman, Leroy. 1930. Vol. 2. Royal Correspondence of the Assyrian Empire.

  • history: SKT 2, 22

    [Winckler1894SKT2] Winckler, Hugo. 1894. Vol. 2. Sammlung von Keilschrifttexten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-26 at 11:39:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:49:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:50:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:24:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:22:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 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
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ABL 0958 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238077.
ABL 0958 artifact entry (No. P238077). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238077 (Original work published 2003)
ABL 0958 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238077 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238077},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ABL 0958 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238077.
ABL 0958 artifact entry (No. P238077). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238077 (Original work published 2003)
ABL 0958 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238077 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
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	month = {oct 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238077},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238077},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - ABL 0958 artifact entry
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ER  -
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