KAV 097 (P285571)

Letter tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 11187

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Middle Assyrian

Chronology

Period	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285571
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P285571

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 11187
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA)	P285571

References

primary: Ridder 2022 SAAB 28

[Ridder2022SAAB28] Ridder, Jacob Jan de. 2022. “A New Assesment of KAV 97.” State Archives of Assyria Bulletin 28: 1–6.
primary: KAV, 97

[Schroeder1920KAV] Schroeder, Otto. 1920. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Verschiedenen Inhalts. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 35, Heft 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: MSKH 1, M.2.1

[Brinkman1976MSKH1] Brinkman, John A. 1976. A Catalogue of Cuneiform Sources Pertaining to Specific Monarchs of the Kassite Dynasty. Materials and Studies for Kassite History 1. The Oriental Institute, Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-13 at 13:20:27	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2024-10-24 at 15:39:49	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2024-05-22 at 07:17:47	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KAV 097 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285571.

KAV 097 artifact entry (No. P285571). (2026, May 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285571 (Original work published 1970)

KAV 097 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285571 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {may 13},
	title = {KAV 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285571},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“KAV 097 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285571.

KAV 097 artifact entry (No. P285571). (2026, May 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285571 (Original work published 1970)

KAV 097 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285571 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 13},
	title = {KAV 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285571},
}

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DA  - 2026/5/13/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P285571
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - KAV 097 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285571
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