CT 54, 132 (P238482)

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	P238482
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238482

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 05538

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5538
The Neo-Babylonian Correspondence of Sargon and Sennacherib (SAAo/SAA17)	P238482
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P238482
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238482
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P238482
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5538

References

primary: CT 54, 132

[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: AOAT 295, 271-272

[Chamaza2002AOAT295] Chamaza, Vera. 2002. Die Omnipotenz Aššurs : Entwicklungen in Der Aššur-Theologie Unter Den Sargoniden Sargon II., Sanherib Und Asarhaddon. Vol. 295. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: WdO 4, p.183-251, p. 187 (A I 3a)

[Dietrich1967-1968Quellen2] Dietrich, Manfried. 1967-1968. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (II). (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 4: 183–251.
history: SAA 17, 38

[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
2024-06-26 at 10:51:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238482.

CT 54, 132 artifact entry (No. P238482). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238482 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238482 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238482},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238482.

CT 54, 132 artifact entry (No. P238482). (2024, June 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238482 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238482 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 26},
	title = {CT 54, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238482},
}

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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CT 54, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238482
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