SM 1893.05.008 (P405745)

Tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1893.05.008

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

94.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P405745
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P405745

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	94.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	large fragment; Zadok: Presumably central Babylonia (bel and Nabu anthroponyms)

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1893.05.008
Accession Number	01106 (SM catalogue: 0235)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1893.05.008 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405745.

SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry (No. P405745). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405745

SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405745 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405745},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1893.05.008 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405745.

SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry (No. P405745). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405745

SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405745 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405745},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405745},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405745
LB  - CDLI:P405745
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - SM 1893.05.008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405745
ER  -