Nappahu 124 (P512064)

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 077786

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale land sale(?))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

16.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale land sale(?))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	date lost, but assigned to c. 540 BC on account of connections with Nappahu no. 14.
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512064
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P512064

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	16.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077786
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 536

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1884-0211-536

References

primary: Nappahu, 124

[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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Baker, Heather D.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nappahu 124 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512064.

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (No. P512064). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nappahu 124 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nappahu 124 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512064.

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (No. P512064). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 124 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512064 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Nappahu 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512064},
}

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PY  - 2023
ID  - P512064
LB  - CDLI:P512064
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Nappahu 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512064
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