CT 53, 956 (P314365)

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

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	P314365
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P314365

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	1883-01-18, 0843

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1883-0118-843

References

primary: CT 53, 956

[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	Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 956 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314365.

CT 53, 956 artifact entry (No. P314365). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314365 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 956 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314365 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	month = {sep 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314365},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 956 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314365.

CT 53, 956 artifact entry (No. P314365). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314365 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 956 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314365 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CT 53, 956 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314365},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P314365
LB  - CDLI:P314365
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - CT 53, 956 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314365
ER  -