CT 54, 236 (P239165)

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 (from the king))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P239165
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P239165

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 12984

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.12984
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P239165
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-12984

References

primary: CT 54, 236

[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: ASJ 7, p.139-156, p. 150

[Watanabe1985Briefe] Watanabe, Kazuko. 1985. “Die Briefe Der Neuassyrischen Könige.” Acta Sumerologica 7: 139–56.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	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	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P239165.

CT 54, 236 artifact entry (No. P239165). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239165 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239165 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239165},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P239165.

CT 54, 236 artifact entry (No. P239165). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P239165 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 236 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P239165 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 54, 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P239165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P239165},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P239165
LB  - CDLI:P239165
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - CT 54, 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P239165
ER  -