CT 54, 577 (P237708)

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

Cite

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;)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (letter;)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P237708
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P237708

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	1891-05-09 Bu, 0239

References

primary: CT 54, 577

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 577 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 3, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P237708.

CT 54, 577 artifact entry (No. P237708). (2003, December 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237708

CT 54, 577 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237708 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 577 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 3, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P237708.

CT 54, 577 artifact entry (No. P237708). (2003, December 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237708

CT 54, 577 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237708 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2003CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {dec 3},
	title = {CT 54, 577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P237708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237708},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/12/3/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P237708
LB  - CDLI:P237708
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CT 54, 577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P237708
ER  -