LB 1718 (unpublished) (P543431)
Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The NetherlandsMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The NetherlandsMuseum Number
LB 1718Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
546.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 25.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 546.0 high × 74.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
- Language(s): Akkadian
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[Waerzeggers2003] Waerzeggers, Caroline. 2003-2004. “The Babylonian Revolts against Xerxes and the ‘End of Archives.’” Archiv Für Orientforschung.
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- Museum No.: LB 1718
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šamaš-erība.00.05.04
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 at 13:58:34 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Artifact | Dahl, Jacob L. | Dahl, Jacob L. | approved |
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Tablet in landscape format written in the Neo- or Late Babylonian ductus consisting of two fragments that have been reattached. The lower part of the obverse and the upper left corner are broken off, as well as the upper part of the reverse. The reverse is almost entirely lost. On the reverse the tablet is blackened and there is a trace of a tool used during excavation in the broken part.
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2023LB,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-01]},
year = {2023},
month = {nov 1},
title = {LB 1718 (unpublished) artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P543431},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543431},
}
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