CTN 4, 218 (P274560)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (malku-sharru 2)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Text

tablet fragment
obverse
  broken
reverse
  (beginning broken)
1'. [a-pu]-tu2# = [...]
2'. [a]-pu#-tu2 = la te-[gi]
3'. [a]-nu-um-ma = MIN<(la te-[gi])>
4'. [hu-ut]-te#-en-te-zu-u = szi-ta-pu-[s,u]
5'. [hu-ut]-te#-en-te-zu-u = ha-la-qu#
6'. nar3#-qu-u = MIN<(ha-la-qu#)>
7'. uk#-kusz = dub-pir
8'. [qu]-um#-mu-u = ana za-qi2-qi2 tur-ru
9'. [uk]-ku#-du = szum-su-ku
10'. [uk-ku]-du = t,u2-up-pu-lu#
11'. [...] = mu-ur-ri-hu#
  double ruling
  (remainder broken)

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (malku-sharru 2)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274560

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 35.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Excavation Number ND 05434
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) ND.5434
CAMS Geography of Knowledge Corpus (CAMS/GKAB) P274560
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274560
British Museum Collection (BM) W_ND-5434

References

  • primary: CTN 4, 218

    [Wiseman1996CTN4] Wiseman, Donald J., and Jeremy A. Black. 1996. Literary Texts from the Temple of Nabû. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 4. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune 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 09:44:24 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 04:54:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 4, 218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274560.
CTN 4, 218 artifact entry (No. P274560). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274560 (Original work published 2005)
CTN 4, 218 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274560 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274560},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 4, 218 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274560.
CTN 4, 218 artifact entry (No. P274560). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274560 (Original work published 2005)
CTN 4, 218 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274560 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274560},
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M1  - 2026/4/19/
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