CT 53, 980 (P314389)

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 099205

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	P314389 P422175 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P314389

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 099205
Accession Number	1904-10-09, 0237

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Assyrian Royal Rituals and Cultic Texts (SAAo/SAA20)	P314389
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P314389
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P314389
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1904-1009-237

References

primary: CT 53, 980

[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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 980 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314389.

CT 53, 980 artifact entry (No. P314389). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314389 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 980 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314389 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 53, 980 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314389},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 980 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314389.

CT 53, 980 artifact entry (No. P314389). (2023, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314389 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 980 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314389 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {CT 53, 980 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314389},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314389},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/29/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P314389
LB  - CDLI:P314389
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - CT 53, 980 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314389
ER  -