CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 (P428978)

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

Photo

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P428978 P336300 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P428978

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	ND 02359 (+) ND 02777
Findspot
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.2359
The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part III: Letters from Babylonia and the Eastern Provinces (SAAo/SAA15)	P428978
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P428978 + X190190
The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud (SAAo/SAA19)	X190190
State Archives of Assyria Online (SAAo)	X190190

References

primary: CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777

[Saggs2001CTN5] Saggs, Henry W. F. 2001. The Nimrud Letters, 1952. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 5. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
history: SAA 15, 83

[Fuchs2001SAA15] Fuchs, Andreas, and Simo Parpola. 2001. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part III: Letters from Babylonia and the Eastern Provinces. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 15. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.
history: SAA 19, 190

[Luukko2012SAA19] Luukko, Mikko. 2012. The Correspondence of Tiglath-Pileser III and Sargon II from Calah/Nimrud. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 19. 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
2023-06-19 at 23:50:08	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-19 at 09:42:37	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 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		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 Artifact

“CTN 5, Pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P428978.

CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 artifact entry (No. P428978). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428978 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428978 (Accessed: July 18, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428978},
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Cite this Artifact

“CTN 5, Pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P428978.

CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 artifact entry (No. P428978). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428978 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 5, pl. 58, ND 2359 (+) ND 2777 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428978 (Accessed: July 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {CTN 5, pl. 58, {ND} 2359 (+) {ND} 2777 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428978},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428978},
}

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M1  - 2026/7/18/
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