CM 20, no. 033 A (P551774)

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 032849

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of land by Nabu-suma-usur to Kabti-ilani-Marduk)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale of land by Nabu-suma-usur to Kabti-ilani-Marduk)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: CM 20, no. 033 A

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

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 65

    [Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: Nbn., 116

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 032849
  • Accession No.: 1877-04-09, 0001

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-25 at 16:43:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-25 at 13:41:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-25 at 13:26:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-25 at 12:48:32 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-17 at 20:08:07 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026911 (composite) (P573162) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026912 (composite) (P573163) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026913 (composite) (P573164) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 033 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551774.
CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry (No. P551774). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551774 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551774 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CM 20, no. 033 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551774},
}


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TI  - CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 033 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551774.
CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry (No. P551774). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551774 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551774 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CM 20, no. 033 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551774},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551774
LB  - CDLI:P551774
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - CM 20, no. 033 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551774
ER  -
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