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LB 2557 (unpublished) (P543558)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2557

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

433.0 mm × 583.0 mm × 212.0 mm

Collections

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 433.0 high × 583.0 wide × 212.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

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Museum No.: LB 2557
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Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nebuchadnezzer2.00.03.10
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Revisions and credits

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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CDLI Notes:

Tablet in landscape format written in the Neo-Babylonian ductus. The top right corner and the upper left part of the tablet are broken off.

Cite this Artifact

“LB 2557 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543558.

LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543558). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543558

LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543558 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543558},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“LB 2557 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543558.

LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543558). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543558

LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543558 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543558},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P543558
LB  - CDLI:P543558
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - LB 2557 (unpublished) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P543558
ER  -