ABL 0536 (P238494)

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

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) - Assyrian with Babylonian postscriptum)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (letter (to the king) - Assyrian with Babylonian postscriptum)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P238494
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P238494

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 05579

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.5579
The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon (SAAo/SAA16)	P238494
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P238494
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P238494
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P238494
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-5579

References

primary: ABL, 0536

[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: Lehmann-Haupt Šamaššumukîn, 2, 58-59

[Lehmann-Haupt1892Šamaššumukîn] Lehmann-Haupt, Carl F. 1892. Šamaššumukîn, König von Babylonien, 668-648 v.Chr.Inschriftliches Material Über Den Beginn Seiner Regierung. Assyriologische Bibliothek 8. Leipzig.
history: SAA 16, 23

[Luukko2002SAA16] Luukko, Mikko, and Greta Van Buylaere. 2002. The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 16. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
citation: Iraq 34 {pp. 21-34), 21 n. 1

[Parpola1972Iraq34] Parpola, Simo. 1972. “A Letter from Šamaš-Šumu-Ukīn to Esarhaddon .” Iraq 34 (1): 21–34.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-06 at 13:37:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-06-09 at 16:30:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		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 Artifact

“ABL 0536 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238494.

ABL 0536 artifact entry (No. P238494). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238494 (Original work published 2003)

ABL 0536 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238494 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238494},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ABL 0536 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P238494.

ABL 0536 artifact entry (No. P238494). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238494 (Original work published 2003)

ABL 0536 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238494 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {ABL 0536 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238494},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238494},
}

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M1  - 2026/8/18/
TI  - ABL 0536 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P238494
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