CT 54, 122 (P238473)

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	P238473
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238473

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	K 05504 + K 06946

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5504 + K.6946
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238473
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5504

References

primary: CT 54, 122

[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, 334-335 (K.05504)

[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. 178-179 (K. 5504: D I 1b)

[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, Aramäer, 1970, 102 (K.05504)

[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 Francis. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.
history: RCAE 1, 1930, 190-191 (K.06946) (no. 279)

[Waterman1930RCAE1] Waterman, Leroy. 1930. Vol. 1. Royal Correspondence of the Assyrian Empire .

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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 18:20:55	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
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238473.

CT 54, 122 artifact entry (No. P238473). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238473 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 122 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238473 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CT 54, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P238473
LB  - CDLI:P238473
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CT 54, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238473
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 54, 122 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238473.

CT 54, 122 artifact entry (No. P238473). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238473 (Original work published 2003)

CT 54, 122 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238473 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CT 54, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238473},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238473},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P238473
LB  - CDLI:P238473
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - CT 54, 122 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238473
ER  -