CT 53, 966 (P314375)

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

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	P314375
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P314375

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, 0224

References

primary: CT 53, 966

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 966 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P314375.

CT 53, 966 artifact entry (No. P314375). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314375

CT 53, 966 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314375 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 53, 966 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P314375.

CT 53, 966 artifact entry (No. P314375). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314375

CT 53, 966 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314375 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 53, 966 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314375},
}

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DA  - 2006/3/3/
PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P314375
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CT 53, 966 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314375
ER  -