Moore, NBDM no. 46 (P235138)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Museum Number

KM 89396

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (“Twenty year lease of land.”)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 70.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 70.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Legal (“Twenty year lease of land.”)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: Moore, NBDM, no. 46

    [Moore1939NBDM] Moore, Ellen W. 1939. Neo-Babylonian Documents in the University of Michigan Collection. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.

  • history: ADOG 25, N6, 237

    [Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

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  • Museum No.: KM 89396
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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    N6, 237

  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Artaxerxes.03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-17 at 14:22:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-17 at 13:35:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-17 at 13:25:52 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-03 at 10:01:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2003-11-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brisch, Nicole CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Moore, NBDM No. 46 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235138.
Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry (No. P235138). (2025, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235138 (Original work published 2003)
Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235138 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {Moore, {NBDM} no. 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235138},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/17/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235138
LB  - CDLI:P235138
M1  - 2025/9/21/
TI  - Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235138
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Moore, NBDM No. 46 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P235138.
Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry (No. P235138). (2025, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235138 (Original work published 2003)
Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235138 (Accessed: September 21, 2025).
@misc{2025Moore,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-21]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {Moore, {NBDM} no. 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235138},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/17/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P235138
LB  - CDLI:P235138
M1  - 2025/9/21/
TI  - Moore, NBDM no. 46 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235138
ER  - 
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