ABL 1216 (P334798)

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

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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 (letter (to the crown prince))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (letter (to the crown prince))
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: ABL, 1216

    [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 10, 109

    [Parpola1993SAA10] Parpola, Simo. 1993. Letters from Assyrian and Babylonian Scholars. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 10. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • citation: AOAT 295, 396-400

    [Chamaza2002AOAT295] Chamaza, Vera. 2002. Die Omnipotenz Aššurs : Entwicklungen in Der Aššur-Theologie Unter Den Sargoniden Sargon II., Sanherib Und Asarhaddon. Vol. 295. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • citation: Dietrich Aramäer, Aramäer (1970) 064

    [Dietrich1970Aramaer] Dietrich, Manfried. 1970. Die Aramäer Südbabyloniens in Der Sargonidenzeit (700-648). Vol. 7. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • citation: Nissinen, SAAS 07 (1998) 089-093

    [sec82094] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 0105

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 16:49:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:50:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:51:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:53:23 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ABL 1216 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P334798.
ABL 1216 artifact entry (No. P334798). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P334798 (Original work published 2006)
ABL 1216 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P334798 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	month = {jul 22},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P334798},
}


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