AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) (P334933)

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

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 (omens)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (omens)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P334933
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P334933

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	K 01551

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.1551
Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars (SAAo/SAA10)	P334933
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P334933
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P334933
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P334933
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-1551

References

primary: AAT , pl. 39 (K 1551)

[Craig1899AAT] Craig, James Alexander. 1899. Astrological-Astronomical Texts. Leipzig : J.C. Hinrichs.
history: SAA 10, 362

[Parpola1993SAA10] Parpola, Simo. 1993. Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 10. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
history: ZA 047, 92-94

[Schott-Bonn1941ZA47] Schott-Bonn, Albert, and Johann Schaumberger. 1941. “Vier Briefe Mär-Ištars an Asarhaddon Über Hiinmelserscheinungen Der Jahre — 670J668.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 47: 89–130.
history: BA 8/2, 16

[sec82241] N.d.
history: ACh Suppl. 2 Ishtar, 62

[Virolleaud1908-1912-164058] Virolleaud, Charles. 1908-1912. L’astrologie Chaldéenne.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-19 at 10:07:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-27 at 13:34:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	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
2023-07-05 at 18:46:41	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 18:53:23	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AAT Pl. 39 (K 1551) Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P334933.

AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) artifact entry (No. P334933). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334933 (Original work published 2006)

AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334933 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AAT pl. 39 ({K} 1551) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P334933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334933},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AAT Pl. 39 (K 1551) Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P334933.

AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) artifact entry (No. P334933). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334933 (Original work published 2006)

AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334933 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2024AAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {AAT pl. 39 ({K} 1551) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P334933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334933},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P334933
LB  - CDLI:P334933
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - AAT pl. 39 (K 1551) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P334933
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