NABU 2017/022 (P500442)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049697

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 50.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
 en: ...
2. [...]
 en: ...
3. [...]
 en: ...
4. ki#-i# [la] it?#-ta#?-nu#? [sza2 _iti?_]
 en: should he not pay?, monthly?
5. ina _1(disz) gin2_ sza2#?-lul#?-[tu2?] ina muh#-hi#-szu2
 en: per 1 shekel one-third (shekel)? against him
6. i-rab#-bi#
 en: will accrue.
reverse
7. {lu2}mu-kin-nu {disz}da-li-li-esz-szu2
 en: Witnesses: Dalīli-eššu,
8. {lu2}szu-sza2-nu sza2 _{lu2#}tur#-ta-nu
 en: the šušānu of a turtānu;
9. {disz}{d}na3-mu#-mu _a# {lu2}nimgir!_
 en: Nabû-šumu-iddin, descendent of Town crier;
10. {disz}{d}kur-gal-mu-du3 _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}{d}na3-pab-me-gi
 en: Amurru-šumu-ibni, son of Nabû-aḫḫē-šullim;
11. {disz}{d}en-du3 {lu2}se-pi-ri
 en: Bēl-ibni, the sepīru;
12. u3 _{lu2}dub-sar_ {disz}{d}marduk-mu-du3
 en: and the scribe Marduk-šumu-ibni,
13. _a_-szu2 sza2 {disz}tab-ne2-e-a zimbir{ki}
 en: son of Tabnē’a; in Sippar,
14. _{iti}sig4# u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam2 mu 1(u) 2(disz)-kam2#
 en: of Simānu the 26th day, 12th year
15. {disz}{d#}na3#-a#-pab# lugal# babilax(|DIN.TIR|)#{ki#} [...]
 en: of Nabopolassar, king of Babylon ... .

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 32.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: NABU 2017/022

    [Sandowicz2017NABU22] Sandowicz, Malgorzata. 2017. “The Year When Assur Fell.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2017 (1).

  • citation: AOAT 291

    [DaRiva2002AOAT291] Da Riva, Rocío. 2002. “Der Ebabbar-Tempel von Sippar in Frühneubabylonischer Zeit (640-580 v.Chr.),” Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 291.

  • citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.12.14

    [Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

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  • Museum No.: BM 049697
  • Accession No.: 1883-03-23, 0688

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-10-08 at 10:16:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-23 at 16:35:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-07-04 at 13:00:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-04-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Niederreiter, Zoltán; Sandowicz, Malgorzata CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2017/022 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500442.
NABU 2017/022 artifact entry (No. P500442). (2025, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500442 (Original work published 2017)
NABU 2017/022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500442 (Accessed: November 27, 2025).
@misc{2025NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {NABU 2017/022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/11/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P500442
LB  - CDLI:P500442
M1  - 2025/11/27/
TI  - NABU 2017/022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500442
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2017/022 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P500442.
NABU 2017/022 artifact entry (No. P500442). (2025, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500442 (Original work published 2017)
NABU 2017/022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500442 (Accessed: November 27, 2025).
@misc{2025NABU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {NABU 2017/022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P500442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P500442},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/11/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P500442
LB  - CDLI:P500442
M1  - 2025/11/27/
TI  - NABU 2017/022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P500442
ER  -
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