ABL 1239 + (P334814)

Official or display 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

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)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P334814

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 —
Accession Number 1883-01-18, 0045 + 1883-01-18, 0266

References

  • primary: ABL, 1239 +

    [Harper1892-1914ABL] Harper, Robert Francis. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: JCS 39 (pp. 161-189), 189

    [Parpola1987JCS39] Parpola, Simo. 1987. “Neo-Assyrian Treaties from the Royal Archives of Nineveh.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 39 (2): 161–89. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359779.

  • history: SAA 2, 8

    [Parpola1988SAA2] Parpola, Simo, and Kazuko Watanabe. 1988. Neo-Assyrian Treaties and Loyalty Oaths. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 2. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-08 at 14:03:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:46:41 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 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ABL 1239 + Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P334814.
ABL 1239 + artifact entry (No. P334814). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334814 (Original work published 2006)
ABL 1239 + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334814 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334814},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ABL 1239 + Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P334814.
ABL 1239 + artifact entry (No. P334814). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334814 (Original work published 2006)
ABL 1239 + artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334814 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {ABL 1239 + artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P334814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334814},
}

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PY  - 2026
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