BM 083968 (P597471)

Legal tablet 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 083968

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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	Nabonidus.--.05.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P597471
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P597471

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 083968
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 1131

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-25 at 13:54:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-05 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 083968 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597471.

BM 083968 artifact entry (No. P597471). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597471 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083968 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597471 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083968 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597471.

BM 083968 artifact entry (No. P597471). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597471 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083968 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597471 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	month = {nov 25},
	title = {BM 083968 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P597471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597471},
}

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