MCS 2, 14 2 (P431253)

Letter tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

MMUM 35346

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Middle Assyrian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Middle Assyrian

Chronology

Period	Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Tukulti-Ninurta1.01.12.09
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P431253 P282503 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P431253

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)
Written In
Excavation Number	Ass 14410
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number	MMUM 35346
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA)	P431253

References

primary: Babu-aha-iddina, 34‒35, 74‒75

[Babu-aha-iddina] Freydank, Helmut, and Claudio Saporetti. 1989. Bābu-Aḫa-Iddina, Die Texte. Corpus Medio-Assiro . Denicola: Rome.
primary: MCS 2, 14 2

[Fish1952MCS2] Fish, Thomas. 1952. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 2.
history: Transliteration: von Soden, MCS 2, 18-19

[sec111298] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-06 at 07:38:02	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2023-06-01 at 19:57:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2012-07-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 2, 14 2 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P431253.

MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry (No. P431253). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431253 (Original work published 2012)

MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431253 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431253},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 2, 14 2 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P431253.

MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry (No. P431253). (2025, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431253 (Original work published 2012)

MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431253 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431253},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MCS 2, 14 2 artifact entry
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