NARGD 06 (P336253)

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

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Metadata history

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; land grant)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s) Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness; land grant)
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

Seals

Stamp seal: King to right stabbing rampant lion (Royal seal), guilloche border

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P336253

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number Rm 0075

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Rm.75
Grants, Decres and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period (SAAo/SAA12) P336253
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P336253
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P336253
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) P336253
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Rm-75

References

  • primary: NARGD, 6

    [Postgate1969NARGD] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1969. Neo-Assyrian Royal Grants and Decrees. Studia Pohl. Series Maior 1. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute.

  • history: ADD, 652

    [Johns1898-1923ADD] Johns, Claude H. W. 1898-1923. Assyrian Deeds and Documents Recording the Transfer of Property. Volume I-IV. Cambridge: Deighton Bell.

  • history: SAA 12, 13

    [Kataja1995SAA12] Kataja, Laura, and Robert M. Whiting. 1995. Grants, Decrees and Gifts of the Neo-Assyrian Period. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 12. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 5

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-14 at 17:04:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-13 at 17:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23 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

“NARGD 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P336253.
NARGD 06 artifact entry (No. P336253). (2024, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336253 (Original work published 2006)
NARGD 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336253 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024NARGD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 14},
	title = {NARGD 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336253},
}


TY  - ELEC
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TI  - NARGD 06 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“NARGD 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P336253.
NARGD 06 artifact entry (No. P336253). (2024, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336253 (Original work published 2006)
NARGD 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336253 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2024NARGD,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 14},
	title = {NARGD 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P336253
LB  - CDLI:P336253
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - NARGD 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P336253
ER  -
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