CT 53, 982 (P314391)

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 134822

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	P314391 P423339 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P314391

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 134822
Accession Number

References

primary: CT 53, 982

[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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 982 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P314391.

CT 53, 982 artifact entry (No. P314391). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314391

CT 53, 982 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314391 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 53, 982 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P314391.

CT 53, 982 artifact entry (No. P314391). (2006, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314391

CT 53, 982 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314391 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).

@misc{2006CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CT 53, 982 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314391},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314391},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/3/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P314391
LB  - CDLI:P314391
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - CT 53, 982 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314391
ER  -