LB 1559 (unpublished) (P543794)

Receipt 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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

LB 1559

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

281.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	--.06.10.27
Accounting Period

Record

Small tablet in landscape format with rounded corners written in the Neo-Babylonian ductus. The reverse of the tablet is blank. The administrative document records that Amīl-Nanāya has received an amount of flour. The name of the king is not mentioned in the date formula, but the tablet might date to the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II.

CDLI number	P543794
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P543794

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	281.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 1559
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-11-01 at 13:58:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“LB 1559 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543794.

LB 1559 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543794). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543794

LB 1559 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543794 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543794},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“LB 1559 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543794.

LB 1559 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543794). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543794

LB 1559 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543794 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {LB 1559 (unpublished) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543794},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543794},
}

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