BM 026755 (P559172)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 026755

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.13.11.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P559172
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P559172

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 026755
Accession Number	1898-05-14, 0573

References

primary: Nisaba 21, 550

[Zadok2009Nisaba21] Zadok, Ran. 2009. Catalogue of Documents from Borsippa or Related to Borsippa in the British Museum. Nisaba 21.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-30 at 10:35:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-23 at 15:35:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 026755 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559172.

BM 026755 artifact entry (No. P559172). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559172 (Original work published 2025)

BM 026755 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559172 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P559172},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 026755 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559172.

BM 026755 artifact entry (No. P559172). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559172 (Original work published 2025)

BM 026755 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559172 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
	title = {BM 026755 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P559172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P559172},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/30/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P559172
LB  - CDLI:P559172
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BM 026755 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P559172
ER  -