AfO 38/39 no. 07 (P512053)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077424

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

90.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 27.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 90.0 high × 55.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Genre(s): Legal (sale sale of butcher's prebend in Ešasurra, the temple of Išhara)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: AfO 38/39 (pp. 74-100), 89, no. 07

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

  • history: Nappahu, 060b

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

  • history: BV, 107

    [Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.

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  • Museum No.: BM 077424
  • Accession No.: 1884-02-11, 164

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius1.26.[06].02
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:40:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 14:03:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Baker, Heather D. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 38/39 No. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512053.
AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry (No. P512053). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512053 (Original work published 2018)
AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512053 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512053},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 38/39 No. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512053.
AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry (No. P512053). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512053 (Original work published 2018)
AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512053 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 14},
	title = {AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512053},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512053
LB  - CDLI:P512053
M1  - 2025/10/29/
TI  - AfO 38/39 no. 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512053
ER  - 
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