Nappahu 124 (P512064)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077786

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale land sale(?))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

16.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale land sale(?))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	date lost, but assigned to c. 540 BC on account of connections with Nappahu no. 14.
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512064
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512064

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	16.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Nappahu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077786
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 536

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1884-0211-536

References

primary: Nappahu, 124

[Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Baker, Heather D.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nappahu 124 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512064.

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (No. P512064). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nappahu 124 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nappahu 124 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512064.

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (No. P512064). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nappahu 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P512064
LB  - CDLI:P512064
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Nappahu 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512064
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