Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 (P336215)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 135586

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	P336215
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P336215

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 135586
Accession Number	1971-07-05, 0001

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.135586
The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon (SAAo/SAA16)	P336215
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P336215
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P336215
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1971-0705-1

References

primary: Iraq 34 {pp. 21-34), 021 pl. 19

[Parpola1972Iraq34] Parpola, Simo. 1972. “A Letter from Šamaš-Šumu-Ukīn to Esarhaddon .” Iraq 34 (1): 21–34.
history: SAA 16, 21

[Luukko2002SAA16] Luukko, Mikko, and Greta Van Buylaere. 2002. The Political Correspondence of Esarhaddon. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 16. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-09 at 16:30:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 34, 021 Pl. 19 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P336215.

Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 artifact entry (No. P336215). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336215 (Original work published 2006)

Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336215 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336215},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 34, 021 Pl. 19 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P336215.

Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 artifact entry (No. P336215). (2026, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P336215 (Original work published 2006)

Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P336215 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 9},
	title = {Iraq 34, 021 pl. 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P336215},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P336215},
}

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