Edinburgh 75 (P453151)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.23

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

110.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.03.01.12
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026932 (composite) (P573195)	S026932	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P453151
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P453151

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	110.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1909.405.23
Accession Number

References

primary: Edinburgh, 75

[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.
history: Nisaba 28, seal no. A145

[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.
history: CM 20, no. 199 B

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-29 at 09:43:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-16 at 12:21:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-11-15 at 15:50:13	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

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 75 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453151.

Edinburgh 75 artifact entry (No. P453151). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453151 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 75 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453151 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {Edinburgh 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453151},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P453151
LB  - CDLI:P453151
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Edinburgh 75 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453151
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Edinburgh 75 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453151.

Edinburgh 75 artifact entry (No. P453151). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453151 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 75 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453151 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2025Edinburgh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {Edinburgh 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453151},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453151},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P453151
LB  - CDLI:P453151
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Edinburgh 75 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453151
ER  -