SPAB 430 (P532888)

Administrative tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 18244

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.13.05.05
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P532888
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P532888

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number	Bab 27266
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 18244
Accession Number

References

primary: SPAB, 430

[Pedersén2025SPAB] Pedersén, Olof. 2025. The South Palace Archives in Babylon: Administrative Records in the Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II. Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-02-08 at 14:51:56	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pedersén, Olof		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-02-13 at 11:37:04	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Pedersén, Olof; Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“SPAB 430 Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P532888.

SPAB 430 artifact entry (No. P532888). (2024, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P532888 (Original work published 2023)

SPAB 430 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P532888 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	month = {feb 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P532888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P532888},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SPAB 430 Artifact Entry.” (2023) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P532888.

SPAB 430 artifact entry (No. P532888). (2024, February 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P532888 (Original work published 2023)

SPAB 430 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P532888 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2024SPAB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {feb 8},
	title = {SPAB 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P532888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P532888},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/2/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P532888
LB  - CDLI:P532888
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SPAB 430 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P532888
ER  -