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CTN 3, 079 (P429066)

Administrative tag excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

230.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tag
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 230.0 high × 15.0 wide
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CTN 3, 79

[Dalley1984CTN3] Dalley, Stephanie, and J. Nicholas Postgate. 1984. The Tablets from Fort Shalmaneser. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 3. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.
citation: JCS 35 (pp. 1-90), A.37

[Brinkman1983JCS35] Brinkman, John A., and Douglas A. Kennedy. 1983. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: A Survey of Dated Babylonian Economic Texts, 721-626 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1–2): 1–90.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: ND 06220
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced: Merodach-baladan2.--.--.--
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-26 at 17:06:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-15 at 08:45:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-13 at 10:48:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (ND.6220) (ND.6220)
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (P429066) (P429066)
British Museum Collection (W_ND-6220) (W_ND-6220)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 3, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P429066.

CTN 3, 079 artifact entry (No. P429066). (2025, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429066 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 3, 079 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429066 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 3, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P429066.

CTN 3, 079 artifact entry (No. P429066). (2025, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429066 (Original work published 2011)

CTN 3, 079 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429066 (Accessed: February 8, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429066},
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