CTN 6, 066 (P496503)

Legal tablet 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131984

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    seal of Handaburi

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CTN 6, 66

    [Herbordt2019CTN6] Herbordt, Suzanne, Raija Mattila, Barbara Parker, J. Nicholas Postgate, and Donald J. Wiseman. 2019. Documents from the Nabu Temple and from Private Houses on the Citadel. Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 6. London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: Nimrud and its Remains, pp. 198-199, 12 (seal)

    [Mallowan1966Nimrud] Mallowan, Max E. 1966. Nimrud and Its Remains. Collins.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 108

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • history: FNLD, 08

    [Postgate1976FNLD] Postgate, J. Nicholas. 1976. Fifty Neo-Assyrian Legal Documents. Warminster : Aris & Phillips.

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  • Museum No.: BM 131984
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd)
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  • Excavation No: ND 03421
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-12 at 15:53:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:52:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-12-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CTN 6, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P496503.
CTN 6, 066 artifact entry (No. P496503). (2024, December 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P496503 (Original work published 2015)
CTN 6, 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P496503 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	month = {dec 12},
	title = {CTN 6, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P496503},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P496503},
}


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