Nbk. 046 (P550788)

Legal tablet excavated in Saḫrītu (mod. uncertain), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030406

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Saḫrītu (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Promissory note)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Promissory note)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.05.10.06
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550788
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P550788

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Saḫrītu (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030406
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0128

References

primary: Nbk., 046

[Strassmaier1889Nbk] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabuchodonosor, König von Babylon 604-561 v.Chr. von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Germany: Verlag von E. Pfeiffer.
history: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 138

[Strassmaier1885Liverpool] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1885. “Die Babylonischen Inscriften Im Museum Zu Liverpool Nebst Anderen Aus Der Zeit von Nebukadnezzar Bis Darius.” Actes Du 6e Congrès International Des Orientalistes, 569–624, plates 1-176.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-30 at 12:33:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-03 at 19:09:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-29 at 13:29:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-29 at 12:46:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-06 at 17:11:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-25 at 13:32:53	Alstola, Tero	Artifact metadata	Alstola, Tero; Leinonen, Linda; Ong, Matthew; Salmi, Senja	Neo Babylonian Cuneiform Corpus Project	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbk. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550788.

Nbk. 046 artifact entry (No. P550788). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550788 (Original work published 2024)

Nbk. 046 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550788 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbk. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550788.

Nbk. 046 artifact entry (No. P550788). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550788 (Original work published 2024)

Nbk. 046 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550788 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550788},
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