CT 54, 555 (P237662)

Letter 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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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)

Letter (letter (to the king))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 54, 555

    [Dietrich1979CT54] Dietrich, Manfried. 1979. Neo-Babylonian Letters from the Kuyunjik Collection. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 54. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: AOAT 242, 289-292

    [deVaan1995AOAT242] Vaan, J. M. C. T. de. 1995. “Ich Bin Eine Schwertklinge Des Königs” : Die Sprache Des Bēl-Ibni. Vol. 242. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: WdO 5, p.176-190, p. 180-181 (D I 1c)

    [Dietrich1969-1970Quellen3] Dietrich, Manfried. 1969-1970. “Neue Quellen Zur Geschichte Babyloniens (III). Die Briefe Des Truppenkommandanten dBēl-Ibni Aus Dem Meerland. (Ein Vorbericht).” Welt Des Orients 5: 176–90.

  • history: Dietrich Aramäer, 108-109, 188-189 (obv. 4-6), 196-197 (rev. 2-12)

    [Dietrich1970Aramaer] Dietrich, Manfried. 1970. Die Aramäer Südbabyloniens in Der Sargonidenzeit (700-648). Vol. 7. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: ABL

    [Harper1892-1914ABL] Harper, Robert F. 1892-1914. Assyrian and Babylonian Letters Belonging to the Kouyunjik Collections of the British Museum. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: AOS 6, 34 (no. 38: Bu. 91-5-9,107)

    [Pfeiffer1935AOS6] Pfeiffer, Robert H. 1935. State Letters of Assyria; a Transliteration and Translation of 355 Official Assyrian Letters Dating from the Sargonid Period (722-625 B.C.). Vol. 6. American Oriental Series.

  • history: RMA, 277AD (Bu.91-5-9,019)

    [Thompson1900] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1900. The Reports of the Magicians and Astrologers of Nineveh and Babylon in the British Museum. London : Luzac.

  • history: RCAE 2, 58-59 (no. 795) (Bu. 91-5-9,107)

    [Waterman1930RCAE2] Waterman, Leroy. 1930. Vol. 2. Royal Correspondence of the Assyrian Empire.

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  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 0019 + 1891-05-09 Bu, 0107

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-26 at 11:39:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:49:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 14:50:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:24:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:14:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 18:06:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 17:57:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 10:45:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 54, 555 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P237662.
CT 54, 555 artifact entry (No. P237662). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P237662 (Original work published 2003)
CT 54, 555 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P237662 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	title = {CT 54, 555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P237662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P237662},
}


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