CT 54, 090 (P238426)

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

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	P238426
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P238426

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	K 05405 + K 07358

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5405 + K.7358
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238426
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5405

References

primary: CT 54, 90

[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
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P238426.

CT 54, 090 artifact entry (No. P238426). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238426 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238426 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238426},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 090 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P238426.

CT 54, 090 artifact entry (No. P238426). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238426 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 090 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238426 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CT 54, 090 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238426},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238426},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P238426
LB  - CDLI:P238426
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CT 54, 090 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238426
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