KAL 16, 52 (P550402)

Letter tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09525

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550402
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P550402

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09525
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA)	P550402

References

primary: Jakob 2024 KAL 16, 52

[Jakob_2024_KAL16] Jakob, Stefan. 2024. Historisch-Epische Texte. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Literarischen Inhalts 16. Vol. 163. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. Harrassowitz.
primary: KAH 2, 157

[Shroeder1922KAH2] Schroeder, Otto. 1922. Keilschrifttexte Aus Assur Historischen Inhalts 2. Vol. 37. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft. J. C. Hinrich.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-17 at 06:56:44	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-02-13 at 06:48:06	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2024-10-11 at 16:41:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-29 at 16:24:35	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2024-07-29 at 16:14:14	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KAL 16, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550402.

KAL 16, 52 artifact entry (No. P550402). (2025, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550402 (Original work published 2024)

KAL 16, 52 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550402 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {KAL 16, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550402},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/17/
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TI  - KAL 16, 52 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“KAL 16, 52 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550402.

KAL 16, 52 artifact entry (No. P550402). (2025, December 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550402 (Original work published 2024)

KAL 16, 52 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550402 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

@misc{2025KAL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 17},
	title = {KAL 16, 52 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550402},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/17/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P550402
LB  - CDLI:P550402
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - KAL 16, 52 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550402
ER  -