CTN 5, ND 2723 (P415762)

Letter tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), 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

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 79.0 mm

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

possible quasi-join to ND 02456possible quasi-join to ND 02456

CDLI number	P415762
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P415762

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 79.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	(Surface: Poor) Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience	Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	ND 02723
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	ND.2723
The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud (SAAo/SAA19)	P415762
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P415762
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P415762
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_ND-2723

References

primary: CTN 5, ND 2723

[Saggs2001CTN5] Saggs, Henry W. F. 2001. The Nimrud Letters, 1952. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 5. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: SAA 19, 118

[Luukko2012SAA19] Luukko, Mikko. 2012. The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 19. 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
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-12-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 5, ND 2723 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P415762.

CTN 5, ND 2723 artifact entry (No. P415762). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415762 (Original work published 2010)

CTN 5, ND 2723 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415762 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 5, ND 2723 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P415762.

CTN 5, ND 2723 artifact entry (No. P415762). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P415762 (Original work published 2010)

CTN 5, ND 2723 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P415762 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P415762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P415762},
}

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