Thompson Chem. pl. 06 (P397390)

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P397390
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P397390

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 07942 + K 08167

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.7942 + K.8167
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P397390
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-8167

References

primary: Thompson Chem, pl. 6

[Thompson1925Chem] Thompson, Reginald Campbell. 1925. On the Chemistry of the Ancient Assyrians.
history: ZA 36, 177

[Zimmern1925ZA36] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1925. “Assyrische Chemisch-Technische Rezepte, Insbesondere Für Herstellung Farbiger Glasierter Ziegel, in Umschrift Und Übersetzung.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 36 (3–4): 177–208.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-03 at 10:20:43	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 19:03:55	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Thompson Chem. Pl. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397390.

Thompson Chem. pl. 06 artifact entry (No. P397390). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397390 (Original work published 2010)

Thompson Chem. pl. 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397390 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397390},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Thompson Chem. Pl. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397390.

Thompson Chem. pl. 06 artifact entry (No. P397390). (2024, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397390 (Original work published 2010)

Thompson Chem. pl. 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397390 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {Thompson {Chem}. pl. 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P397390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P397390},
}

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