CT 53, 963 (P314372)

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P314372
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P314372

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	1891-05-09 Bu, 0078

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon (SAAo/SAA16)	P314372
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P314372
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P314372

References

primary: CT 53, 963

[Parpola1978CT53] Parpola, Simo. 1978. Neo-Assyrian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 53. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: SAA 16, 169

[Luukko2002SAA16] Luukko, Mikko, and Greta Van Buylaere. 2002. The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 16. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	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
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 963 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314372.

CT 53, 963 artifact entry (No. P314372). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314372 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 963 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314372 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 963 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P314372.

CT 53, 963 artifact entry (No. P314372). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314372 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 963 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314372 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {CT 53, 963 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314372},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P314372
LB  - CDLI:P314372
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - CT 53, 963 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314372
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