JCS 28, 56, no. 53 (P459982)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 1474

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P459982
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P459982

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	FLP 1474
Accession Number

References

primary: JCS 28 (pp. 3-59), 56, no. 53

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“JCS 28, 56, No. 53 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P459982.

JCS 28, 56, no. 53 artifact entry (No. P459982). (2025, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459982 (Original work published 2013)

JCS 28, 56, no. 53 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459982 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“JCS 28, 56, No. 53 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P459982.

JCS 28, 56, no. 53 artifact entry (No. P459982). (2025, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459982 (Original work published 2013)

JCS 28, 56, no. 53 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459982 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459982},
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