CTN 2, 230 (P428858)

Letter tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

33.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sargon2.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P428858 P336166 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P428858

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	33.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Excavation Number	ND 00466
Findspot	B 50 Room ix
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	ND.466
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (ATAE, Kalhu)	P428858
The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part I: Letters from Assyria and the West (SAAo/SAA01)	P428858
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P428858
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	P428858
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_ND-466

References

primary: CTN 2, 230

[Postgate1973CTN2] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1973. The Governor’s Palace Archive. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 2. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: SAA 1, 228

[Parpola1987SAA1] Parpola, Simo. 1987. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part I: Letters from Assyria and the West. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 1. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	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 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2011-12-23 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 2, 230 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P428858.

CTN 2, 230 artifact entry (No. P428858). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428858 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 2, 230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428858 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428858},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 2, 230 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P428858.

CTN 2, 230 artifact entry (No. P428858). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428858 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 2, 230 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428858 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {CTN 2, 230 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428858},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CTN 2, 230 artifact entry
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