CT 54, 060 (P237528)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 099229 +

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (letter (to the king))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (letter (to the king))
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P237528

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 099229 +
Accession Number K 04670 + 1904-10-09, 0261

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.99229 + K.4670
The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-šarru-iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia (SAAo/SAA18) P237528
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P237528
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P237528
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo) P237528
British Museum Collection (BM) W_K-4670

References

  • primary: CT 54, 60

    [Dietrich1979CT54] Dietrich, Manfried. 1979. Neo-Babylonian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 54. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Fs Oppenheim (pp. 6-53), 47

    [Brinkman1964FsOppenheim] Brinkman, John A. 1964. “Merodach-Baladan II.” In Studies Presented to A. Leo Oppenheim June 7, 1964, 6–53. Chicago.

  • history: AOAT 295, 309-310

    [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.

  • history: WdO 4, p.183-251, p. 227-230 (C VI 1)

    [Dietrich1967-1968Quellen2] Dietrich, Manfried. 1967-1968. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (II). (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 4: 183–251.

  • history: Dietrich Aramäer, 29, 136-37 (obv. 13-19), 138-139 (rev. 8-13)

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

  • history: SAA 18, 82

    [Reynolds2003SAA18] Reynolds S., Frances. 2003. The Babylonian Correspondence of Esarhaddon and Letters to Assurbanipal and Sin-Šarru-Iškun from Northern and Central Babylonia. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 18. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

  • history: SKT 2, 57 (K 04670)

    [Winckler1894SKT2] Winckler, Hugo. 1894. Vol. 2. Sammlung von Keilschrifttexten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 09:52:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-18 at 17:38:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:49:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:50:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:51:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 18:22:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:39:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237528.
CT 54, 060 artifact entry (No. P237528). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237528 (Original work published 2003)
CT 54, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237528 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 54, 060 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P237528.
CT 54, 060 artifact entry (No. P237528). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P237528 (Original work published 2003)
CT 54, 060 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P237528 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P237528},
}


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