CTN 2, 242 (P336169)

Letter tablet excavated in Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah), 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 132007

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: CTN 2, 242

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

  • history: SAA 5, 292

    [Lanfranchi1990SAA5] Lanfranchi, Giovanni B., and Simo Parpola. 1990. The Correspondence of Sargon II, Part II: Letters from the Northern and Northeastern Provinces. State Archives of Assyria, Volume 5. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 132007
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  • Provenience: Kalhu (mod. Nimrud/ Tawfiqiyah)
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  • Excavation No: ND 01108
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    Burnt Palace, Room viii

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-08-07 at 13:44:40 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:51:02 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2006-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CTN 2, 242 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P336169.
CTN 2, 242 artifact entry (No. P336169). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P336169 (Original work published 2006)
CTN 2, 242 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P336169 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	title = {CTN 2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P336169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P336169},
}


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