SPAB 012 (P532480)

Administrative tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

FM 156006

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: SPAB, 012

    [Pedersén2025SPAB] Pedersén, Olof. 2025. The South Palace Archives in Babylon: Administrative Records in the Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Harrassowitz.

  • history: ADOG 25, N1, 242

    [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.: FM 156006
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Excavation No: Bab 28332
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    N1, 242

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-07-03 at 07:41:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-02-08 at 14:51:56 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pedersén, Olof Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-02-13 at 11:37:04 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Pedersén, Olof; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View

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Artifact photo: Bab Ph 1256 1257 copyright Vorderasiatisches Museum and Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft

Cite this Artifact

“SPAB 012 Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P532480.
SPAB 012 artifact entry (No. P532480). (2025, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P532480 (Original work published 2023)
SPAB 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P532480 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {SPAB 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P532480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P532480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/3/
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M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - SPAB 012 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“SPAB 012 Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P532480.
SPAB 012 artifact entry (No. P532480). (2025, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P532480 (Original work published 2023)
SPAB 012 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P532480 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-31]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {SPAB 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P532480},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P532480},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P532480
LB  - CDLI:P532480
M1  - 2025/8/31/
TI  - SPAB 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P532480
ER  - 
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