CT 46, 53 (P394196)

Literary 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

Lineart

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)

Literary

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P394196 P285859 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P394196

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	K 02107 + K 06086 + Sm 1720

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.2107 + K.6086 + Sm.1720
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P394196
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P394196
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-2107

References

primary: CT 46, 53

[Lambert1965CT46] Lambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. 1965. Babylonian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 46. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: STC 2, pl. 61-62

[King1902STC2] King, Leonard W. 1902. The Seven Tablets of Creation: Vol. 2 Supplementary Texts. Vol. 13. Luzac’s Semitic Text and Translation Series. London : Luzac.
citation: RA 091 (pp. 49-80), 079

[Lambert199RA91] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1997. “Processions to the Akītu House.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 91 (1): 49–80. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23281980.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 15:38:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-25 at 15:14:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:58:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 46, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394196.

CT 46, 53 artifact entry (No. P394196). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394196 (Original work published 2010)

CT 46, 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394196 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394196},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 46, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P394196.

CT 46, 53 artifact entry (No. P394196). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P394196 (Original work published 2010)

CT 46, 53 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P394196 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {CT 46, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P394196},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P394196},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P394196
LB  - CDLI:P394196
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CT 46, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P394196
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