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Edinburgh 69 (P453149)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.22

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

112.0 mm × 77.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Collections

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 112.0 high × 77.0 wide × 29.0 thick
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Artifact Preservation: complete
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
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Related publications

primary: Edinburgh, 69

[Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.
citation: PIHANS 80, 8, 147

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.
citation: CM 20, A 8, n. 38

[Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.

Egibi archive ?

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.22
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Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Neriglissar.01
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-15 at 15:25:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-17 at 14:42:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-08 at 19:27:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 69 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P453149.

Edinburgh 69 artifact entry (No. P453149). (2026, February 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453149 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 69 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453149 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 15},
	title = {Edinburgh 69 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453149},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P453149
LB  - CDLI:P453149
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - Edinburgh 69 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453149
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 69 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P453149.

Edinburgh 69 artifact entry (No. P453149). (2026, February 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453149 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 69 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453149 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2026Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 15},
	title = {Edinburgh 69 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453149},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453149},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/15/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P453149
LB  - CDLI:P453149
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - Edinburgh 69 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453149
ER  -