BID pl. 5-6 (P395826)

Tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Photo

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)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P395826
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P395826

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number	K 04994 + K 20554 + Rm 0511

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	K.20554 + K.4994 + Rm.511
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP)	P395826
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_K-20554

References

primary: Farber 1977 Iraq 39, pl. 5-6

[Farber1977Iraq39] Farber, Walter. 1977. “Drogerien in Babylonien Und Assyrien.” Iraq 39 (2): 223–28.
history: Rawlinson 4R2, 28*, 3

[Pinches1891_4R2] Pinches, Theophilus G., and Henry C. Rawlinson. 1891. The Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. 4, A Selection from the Miscellaneous Inscriptions of Assyria (2nd Edition). London.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-06 at 09:40:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-05-25 at 11:20:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-22 at 13:00:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-07 at 12:49:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 18:07:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 10:46:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 10:43:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-07-05 at 19:03:55	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Michalowski, Piotr	British Museum Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BID Pl. 5-6 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395826.

BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry (No. P395826). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395826 (Original work published 2010)

BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395826 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395826},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BID Pl. 5-6 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P395826.

BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry (No. P395826). (2026, July 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P395826 (Original work published 2010)

BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P395826 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 6},
	title = {BID pl. 5-6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P395826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P395826},
}

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DA  - 2026/7/6/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P395826
M1  - 2026/10/30/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P395826
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