Bab Arch 2, no. 29 (P566882)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 047795 (+) BM 048712

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Bab Arch 2, no. 29

    [Wunsch2003BabArch2] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2003. Urkunden Zum Ehe-, Vermögens- Und Erbrecht Aus Verschiedenen Neubabylonischen Archiven. Babylonische Archive 2. Dresden : Islet.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 114a

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 047795 (+) BM 048712
  • Accession No.: 1881-11-03, 0501 (+) 1881-11-03, 1423

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-29 at 12:56:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-26 at 09:31:41 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-29 at 18:05:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-18 at 08:57:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, No. 29 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566882.
Bab Arch 2, no. 29 artifact entry (No. P566882). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566882 (Original work published 2025)
Bab Arch 2, no. 29 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566882 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
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	month = {aug 29},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, no. 29 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P566882},
}

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ID  - P566882
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M1  - 2025/9/3/
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Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, No. 29 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566882.
Bab Arch 2, no. 29 artifact entry (No. P566882). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566882 (Original work published 2025)
Bab Arch 2, no. 29 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566882 (Accessed: September 3, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, no. 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P566882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P566882},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P566882
LB  - CDLI:P566882
M1  - 2025/9/3/
TI  - Bab Arch 2, no. 29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P566882
ER  - 
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