CTN 6, 069 (P498858)

Legal tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), 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 131987

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

Stamp seal: Worshipper to right facing offering table (?) below winged disk, with six-pointed star and crescent in the field.

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/P498858

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number ND 03443
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131987
Accession Number 1954-11-15, 0036

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (ATAE, Kalhu) P498858

References

  • primary: CTN 6, 69

    [Herbordt2019CTN6] Herbordt, Suzanne, Raija Mattila, Barbara Parker, J. Nicholas Postgate, and Donald J. Wiseman. 2019. Documents from the Nabu Temple and from Private Houses on the Citadel. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 6. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 118

    [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.

  • history: FNLD, 49

    [Postgate1976FNLD] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1976. Fifty Neo-Assyrian Legal Documents. Warminster : Aris & Phillips.

  • history: Iraq 15 (pp. 135-160), 143

    [Wiseman1953Iraq15] Wiseman, Donald J. 1953. “The Nimrud Tablets.” Iraq 15 (2): 135–60. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199573.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-16 at 19:22:26 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 14:33:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:52:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-08-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CTN 6, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498858.
CTN 6, 069 artifact entry (No. P498858). (2024, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498858 (Original work published 2016)
CTN 6, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498858 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 6, 069 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498858.
CTN 6, 069 artifact entry (No. P498858). (2024, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498858 (Original work published 2016)
CTN 6, 069 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498858 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498858},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P498858
LB  - CDLI:P498858
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CTN 6, 069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498858
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