LAS 231 (P336236)

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 (medicinal plants)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (medicinal plants)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P336236
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P336236

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, 0089

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	1883,0118.89
Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars (SAAo/SAA10)	P336236
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P336236
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P336236
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P336236
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1883-0118-89

References

primary: Parpola, LAS, 231

[Parpola1970-1983LAS] Parpola, Simo. 1970-1983. Letters from Assyrian Scholars to the Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal. Part i: Texts. Part II: Commentary and Appendices. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Band 5/1-2. Neukirchen-Vluyn: Neukirchener Verlag.
history: SAA 10, 382

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	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
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	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	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LAS 231 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P336236.

LAS 231 artifact entry (No. P336236). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336236 (Original work published 2006)

LAS 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336236 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {LAS 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336236},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P336236
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - LAS 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P336236
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“LAS 231 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P336236.

LAS 231 artifact entry (No. P336236). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336236 (Original work published 2006)

LAS 231 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336236 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2023LAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {LAS 231 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336236},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P336236
LB  - CDLI:P336236
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - LAS 231 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P336236
ER  -