Iraq 25, BT 140 (P522849)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sennacherib.limu Assur-da''inanni.01.00 685 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P522849
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P522849

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Imgur-Enlil (mod. Balawat)
Written In
Excavation Number	BT 140
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Neo-Assyrian Archival Texts from Imgur-Enlil (ATAE, Imgur-Enlil)	P522849

References

primary: Iraq 25 (pp. 86-103), BT 140

[Parker1963Iraq25] Parker, Barbara. 1963. “Economic Tablets from the Temple of Mamu at Balawat.” Iraq 25: 86–103.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Iraq 25, BT 140 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P522849.

Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry (No. P522849). (2023, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522849 (Original work published 2021)

Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522849 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {may 31},
	title = {Iraq 25, {BT} 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P522849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522849},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/5/31/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P522849
LB  - CDLI:P522849
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P522849
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Iraq 25, BT 140 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 31, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P522849.

Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry (No. P522849). (2023, May 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522849 (Original work published 2021)

Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522849 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

@misc{2023Iraq,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {may 31},
	title = {Iraq 25, {BT} 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P522849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522849},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/5/31/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P522849
LB  - CDLI:P522849
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - Iraq 25, BT 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P522849
ER  -