Nbk. 004 (P405045)
Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 031508Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Sale)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Nbk., 004
[Strassmaier1889Nbk] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabuchodonosor, König von Babylon 604-561 v.Chr. von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Germany: Verlag von E. Pfeiffer.
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history: Nisaba 28, no. 107
[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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history: Nebukadnezar III/IV, p. 90
[Lorenz2008NebukadnezarIII/IV] Lorenz, Jürgen. 2008. Nebukadnezar III/IV : Die Politischen Wirren Nach Dem Tod Des Kambyses Im Spiegel Der Keilschrifttexte. Dresden : ISLET-Verlag.
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history: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 136
[Strassmaier1885Liverpool] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1885. “Die Babylonischen Inscriften Im Museum Zu Liverpool Nebst Anderen Aus Der Zeit von Nebukadnezzar Bis Darius.” Actes Du 6e Congrès International Des Orientalistes, 569–624, plates 1-176.
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- Museum No.: BM 031508
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1235
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
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Period Comments:
Nbk III
- Dates Referenced: Nebuchadnezzar3.acc.07.20
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.31508) (BM.31508)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1876-1117-1235) (W_1876-1117-1235)
- Neo Babylonian Cuneiform Corpus Project (6982) (6982)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 026916 (composite) (P573167) | Babylon (mod. Bābil) | Achaemenid (547-331 BC) |
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-29]},
year = {2025},
month = {nov 28},
title = {Nbk. 004 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P405045},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405045},
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