Nappahu 239b (P512078)

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 077592 + BM 077800

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.24.12b.10 ? 496? BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512078
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512078

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	43.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 17.0 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 077592 + BM 077800
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 0334 + 1884-02-11, 0550

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1884-0211-334

References

primary: Nappahu, 239b

[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: Dar., 407

[Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

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
2025-12-30 at 19:48:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-14 at 16:07:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-22 at 08:43:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact 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

“Nappahu 239b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512078.

Nappahu 239b artifact entry (No. P512078). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512078 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 239b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512078 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {Nappahu 239b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512078},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nappahu 239b Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512078.

Nappahu 239b artifact entry (No. P512078). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512078 (Original work published 2018)

Nappahu 239b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512078 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2026Nappahu,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {Nappahu 239b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512078},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512078},
}

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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P512078
LB  - CDLI:P512078
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Nappahu 239b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512078
ER  -