ABC, no. 18 (P452667)

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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 38.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20130621 bmcat: part of a clay tablet, contract, 3 seal impression, 17 lines of inscription, Neo-Assyrian.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P452667

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 38.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number 1883-01-18, 0387

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1883,0118.387
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P452667
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-387

References

  • primary: ABC, no. 18

    [Stevenson1902ABC] Stevenson, James H. 1902. Assyrian and Babylonian Contracts with Aramaic Reference Notes. New York.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

  • history: ADD, 429b

    [Johns1898-1923ADD] Johns, Claude H. W. 1898-1923. Assyrian Deeds and Documents Recording the Transfer of Property. Volume I-IV. Cambridge: Deighton Bell.

  • history: SAA 6, 334

    [Kwasman1991SAA6] Kwasman, Theodore, and Simo Parpola. 1991. Legal Transactions of the Royal Court of Nineveh, Part I: Tiglath-Pileser III through Esarhaddon. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 6. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-06 at 16:06:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-06 at 13:57:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 19:06:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 View
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ABC, No. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P452667.
ABC, no. 18 artifact entry (No. P452667). (2025, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452667 (Original work published 2013)
ABC, no. 18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452667 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {ABC, no. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452667},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“ABC, No. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P452667.
ABC, no. 18 artifact entry (No. P452667). (2025, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452667 (Original work published 2013)
ABC, no. 18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452667 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2025ABC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 6},
	title = {ABC, no. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P452667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452667},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P452667
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M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - ABC, no. 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452667
ER  -
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