Nappahu 060a (P512052)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077478 (+) BM 077614

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale sale of butcher's prebend in Ešasurra, the temple of Išhara)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale sale of butcher's prebend in Ešasurra, the temple of Išhara)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.26.[06].02 496 BC. The month is lost but is restored on the basis of Nappahu no. 61
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512052
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512052

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 56.0 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 077478 (+) BM 077614
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 218 (+) 1884-02-11, 357 + unnumbered fragment

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1884-0211-218

References

primary: Nappahu, 060a

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Baker, Heather D.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nappahu 060a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512052.

Nappahu 060a artifact entry (No. P512052). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512052 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 060a artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512052 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {Nappahu 060a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512052},
}

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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Nappahu 060a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512052
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Nappahu 060a Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512052.

Nappahu 060a artifact entry (No. P512052). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512052 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 060a artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512052 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

@misc{2026Nappahu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {Nappahu 060a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512052},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P512052
LB  - CDLI:P512052
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Nappahu 060a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512052
ER  -