Nappahu 261 (P512082)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 077527Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (promissory note promissory note for silver(?))Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
41.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 21.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 54.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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primary: Nappahu, 261
[Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.
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- Museum No.: BM 077527
- Accession No.: 1884-02-11, 0268
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2018-08-09 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Baker, Heather D. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The British Museum Collection (W_1884-0211-268) (W_1884-0211-268)
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Cite this Artifact
“Nappahu 261 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P512082.
Nappahu 261 artifact entry (No. P512082). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512082 (Original work published 2018)
Nappahu 261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512082 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).
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