AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 (P512051)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077643 + BM 77790

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (testament testament with bequests including prebends of Išhara and Papsukkal)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

86.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (testament testament with bequests including prebends of Išhara and Papsukkal)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.04.16 542 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512051
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512051

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077643 + BM 77790
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 386 + 1884-02-11, 540 + unnumbered fragments

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1884-0211-386

References

primary: AfO 38/39 (pp. 74-100), 87, no. 06

[MacGinnis1991/92AfO38] MacGinnis, John. 1991/92. “Neo-Babylonian Prebend Texts from the British Museum.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 38/39: 74–100.
history: Nappahu, 059c

[Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-01-22 at 11:50:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-25 at 11:57:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 14:03:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Baker, Heather D.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 38/39, 87 No. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512051.

AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 artifact entry (No. P512051). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512051 (Original work published 2018)

AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512051 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512051},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 38/39, 87 No. 06 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512051.

AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 artifact entry (No. P512051). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512051 (Original work published 2018)

AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512051 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {AfO 38/39, 87 no. 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512051},
}

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