IR 51, 1 (P393974)

Barrel 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 091121

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P393974

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 091121
Accession Number K 01685

External resources

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-02 at 14:30:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Michalowski, Piotr British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“IR 51, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P393974.
IR 51, 1 artifact entry (No. P393974). (2025, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393974 (Original work published 2010)
IR 51, 1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393974 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393974},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“IR 51, 1 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P393974.
IR 51, 1 artifact entry (No. P393974). (2025, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393974 (Original work published 2010)
IR 51, 1 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393974 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 2},
	title = {IR 51, 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393974},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P393974
LB  - CDLI:P393974
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - IR 51, 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P393974
ER  - 
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