CT 53, 565 (P313977)

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P313977
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P313977

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 14651

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.14651
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P313977

References

primary: CT 53, 565

[Parpola1978CT53] Parpola, Simo. 1978. Neo-Assyrian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 53. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-05 at 18:46:41	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 565 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313977.

CT 53, 565 artifact entry (No. P313977). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313977 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 565 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313977 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313977},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 565 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P313977.

CT 53, 565 artifact entry (No. P313977). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P313977 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 565 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P313977 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {CT 53, 565 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P313977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P313977},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/5/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P313977
LB  - CDLI:P313977
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 53, 565 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P313977
ER  -