CT 54, 555 (P237662)

Letter 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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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)

Letter (letter (to the king))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (letter (to the king))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237662
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P237662

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	1891-05-09 Bu, 0019 + 1891-05-09 Bu, 0107

References

primary: CT 54, 555

[Dietrich1979CT54] Dietrich, Manfried. 1979. Neo-Babylonian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 54. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: AOAT 242, 289-292

[deVaan1995AOAT242] Vaan, J. M. C. T. de. 1995. “Ich Bin Eine Schwertklinge Des Königs” : Die Sprache Des Bēl-Ibni. Vol. 242. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: WdO 5, p.176-190, p. 180-181 (D I 1c)

[Dietrich1969-1970Quellen3] Dietrich, Manfried. 1969-1970. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (III). Die Briefe Des Truppenkommandanten ^dBēl-Ibni Aus Dem Meerland. (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 5: 176–90.
history: Dietrich Aramäer, 108-109, 188-189 (obv. 4-6), 196-197 (rev. 2-12)

[Dietrich1970Aramaer] Dietrich, Manfried. 1970. Die Aramäer Südbabyloniens in Der Sargonidenzeit (700-648). Vol. 7. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.
history: ABL

[Harper1892-1914ABL] Harper, Robert F. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.
history: AOS 6, 34 (no. 38: Bu. 91-5-9,107)

[Pfeiffer1935AOS6] Pfeiffer, Robert H. 1935. State Letters of Assyria; a Transliteration and Translation of 355 Official Assyrian Letters Dating from the Sargonid Period (722-625 B.C.). Vol. 6. American Oriental Series.
history: RMA, 277AD (Bu.91-5-9,019)

[Thompson1900] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.
history: RCAE 2, 58-59 (no. 795) (Bu. 91-5-9,107)

[Waterman1930RCAE2] Waterman, Leroy. 1930. Vol. 2. Royal Correspondence of the Assyrian Empire.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-26 at 11:39:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-22 at 16:49:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-22 at 14:50:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 18:24:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 18:14:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 18:06:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 17:57:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-26 at 10:45:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 555 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237662.

CT 54, 555 artifact entry (No. P237662). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237662 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 555 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237662 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 555 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237662.

CT 54, 555 artifact entry (No. P237662). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237662 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 555 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237662 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {CT 54, 555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237662},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CT 54, 555 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P237662
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