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JCS 28, 34, no. 20 (P459958)

Tablet excavated in Ešura (mod. uncertain), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 1450

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Ešura (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: JCS 28 (pp. 3-59), 34, no. 20

[Stigers1976JCS28] Stigers, Harold G. 1976. “Neo- and Late Babylonian Business Documents from the John Frederick Lewis Collection.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (1): 3–59. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359517.
history: ADOG 25, N6, 374

[Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.
history: Fs Biggs (pp. 243-283), 267 no. 20

[Stolper2007FsBiggs] Stolper, Matthew W. 2007. “Kasr Texts: Excavated – but Not in Berlin,” Assyriological studies, , no. 27.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: FLP 1450
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Provenience

Provenience: Ešura (mod. uncertain)
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N6, 374

Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Artaxerxes2.04.08.24
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-20 at 17:30:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-03 at 07:37:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-08 at 18:55:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-08 at 16:13:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2013-11-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 34, No. 20 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P459958.

JCS 28, 34, no. 20 artifact entry (No. P459958). (2026, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459958 (Original work published 2013)

JCS 28, 34, no. 20 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459958 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 28, 34, No. 20 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P459958.

JCS 28, 34, no. 20 artifact entry (No. P459958). (2026, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459958 (Original work published 2013)

JCS 28, 34, no. 20 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459958 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459958},
}

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