CT 53, 971 (P314380)

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	P314380
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P314380

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	1902-05-10, 0034

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-0510-34

References

primary: CT 53, 971

[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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 971 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314380.

CT 53, 971 artifact entry (No. P314380). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314380 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 971 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314380 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 971 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314380.

CT 53, 971 artifact entry (No. P314380). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314380 (Original work published 2006)

CT 53, 971 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314380 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 53, 971 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314380},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P314380
LB  - CDLI:P314380
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CT 53, 971 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314380
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