CT 51, 044 (P285906)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034531

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • primary: CT 51, 44

    [Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nbn., 309

    [Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • history: CM 20, no. 240

    [Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.

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  • Museum No.: BM 034531
  • Accession No.: Sp 2, 0003

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-19 at 15:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-17 at 19:32:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-15 at 10:54:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 08:34:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285906.
CT 51, 044 artifact entry (No. P285906). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285906 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285906 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {CT 51, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285906},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285906
LB  - CDLI:P285906
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - CT 51, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285906
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P285906.
CT 51, 044 artifact entry (No. P285906). (2024, December 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285906 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285906 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 9},
	title = {CT 51, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285906},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285906},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P285906
LB  - CDLI:P285906
M1  - 2025/9/17/
TI  - CT 51, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285906
ER  - 
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