CTN 2, 272 (P274481)

Lexical tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 132006

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku=szarru 2)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet fragment
obverse
  (beginning broken)
1'. [...] = bala-[tum?]
2'. [...] = a#-[sza2-gu]
3'. [...] = a#-sza2#-[gu]
4'. [a-pu]-u2# = a#-sza2#-[gu]
5'. [ni-i]-mu = el#-pe-tum#
6'. [in-na]-bu# = in-bu#
7'. [x]-x#-ni = in-bu
8'. [x]-x#-szu = in-bu
9'. [pal-lu]-uk-ku = s,il-lu#-u2#
10'. [hi-isz]-sza#-nu = s,il-lu#-u2#
11'. [me-de]-du# = s,il-lu#-[u2]
12'. [...] = szal#-lu#-[ru]
  (remainder broken)
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (malku=szarru 2)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P274481

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 00821c
Findspot
North-west Palace, Room FF
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 132006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.132006
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (ATAE, Kalhu) P274481
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P274481
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274481
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1954-1115-55

References

  • primary: CTN 2, 272

    [Postgate1973CTN2] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1973. The Governor’s Palace Archive. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 2. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:49:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 2, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274481.
CTN 2, 272 artifact entry (No. P274481). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274481 (Original work published 2005)
CTN 2, 272 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274481 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274481},
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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 2, 272 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274481.
CTN 2, 272 artifact entry (No. P274481). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274481 (Original work published 2005)
CTN 2, 272 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274481 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274481},
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