CT 54, 404 (P238978)

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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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 (oracle enquiry)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 54, 404

    [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: PRT, 26

    [Klauber1913PRT] Klauber, Ernst Georg. 1913. Politisch-Religiöse Texte Aus Der Sargonidenzeit. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

    (K. 11492 + Sm. 412)

  • history: AGS 2, p. 147-149 (K. 11492)

    [Knudtzon1893AGS2] Knudtzon, Jørgen A. 1893. Assyrische Gebete an Den Sonnengott Für Staat Und Königliches Haus Aus Der Zeit Asarhaddons Und Asurbanipals, Band II: Einleitung, Umschrift Und Erklärung, Verzeichnisse. Leipzig: Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Knudtzon, Jørgen A., Gebete I (1893) 050 (K.11492)

    [sec40120] N.d.

  • history: SAA 4, 108

    [Starr1990SAA4] Starr, Ivan. 1990. Queries to the Sungod. Divination and Politics in Sargonid Assyria. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 4. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

    (K. 11492 + Sm. 412)

  • history: ZA 70 (pp. 145-150), 148 (+ Sm.0684)

    [vonSoden1980ZA70] Soden, Wolfram von. 1980. “Reviews of: Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the Biitish Museum. Part 53: Neo-Assyrian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection, by S. Parpola. Part 54: Neo-Babylonian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection, by M. Dietrich.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 70: 145–50.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 11492 + Sm 0412 + Sm 0684

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 16:19:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 54, 404 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238978.
CT 54, 404 artifact entry (No. P238978). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238978 (Original work published 2003)
CT 54, 404 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238978 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	month = {sep 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238978},
}


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