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CTN 2, 099 (P469388)

Legal tablet & envelope 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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Lineart

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131991

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

36.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
dimensions quoted are those of envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 49.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
dimensions quoted are those of envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CTN 2, 99

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 131991
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: ND 00241a
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Governor's Palace, Room M

Chronology

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	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
2023-05-31 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
2014-08-31 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 (BM.131991) (BM.131991)
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (P469388) (P469388)
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Kalhu (X001002) (X001002)
British Museum Collection (W_1954-1115-40) (W_1954-1115-40)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 2, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P469388.

CTN 2, 099 artifact entry (No. P469388). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469388 (Original work published 2014)

CTN 2, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469388 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CTN 2, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469388},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
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ID  - P469388
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M1  - 2026/2/28/
TI  - CTN 2, 099 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CTN 2, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P469388.

CTN 2, 099 artifact entry (No. P469388). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P469388 (Original work published 2014)

CTN 2, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P469388 (Accessed: February 28, 2026).

@misc{2023CTN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CTN 2, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P469388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P469388},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P469388
LB  - CDLI:P469388
M1  - 2026/2/28/
TI  - CTN 2, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P469388
ER  -