ABL 1171 (P334769)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

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	P334769
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P334769

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	1891-05-09 Bu, 0011

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Priests to Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal (SAAo/SAA13)	P334769
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P334769
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P334769

References

primary: ABL, 1171

[Harper1892-1914ABL] Harper, Robert F. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.
history: SAA 13, 9

[Cole1998SAA13] Cole, Steven W., and Peter Machinist. 1998. Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Priests to Kings Esarhaddon and Assurbanipal. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 13. 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 18:53:23	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“ABL 1171 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P334769.

ABL 1171 artifact entry (No. P334769). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334769 (Original work published 2006)

ABL 1171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334769 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {ABL 1171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P334769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334769},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“ABL 1171 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P334769.

ABL 1171 artifact entry (No. P334769). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334769 (Original work published 2006)

ABL 1171 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334769 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2023ABL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {ABL 1171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P334769},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334769},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/7/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P334769
LB  - CDLI:P334769
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - ABL 1171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P334769
ER  -