Nbk. 323 (P551032)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 060054

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Receipt for silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Receipt for silver)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.02.--.03
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P551032
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P551032

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 060054
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 00018

References

primary: Nbk., 323

[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.
citation: PIHANS 80, 497

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-26 at 19:30:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-26 at 19:28:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-03 at 17:33:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-21 at 15:52:41	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. 323 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551032.

Nbk. 323 artifact entry (No. P551032). (2026, January 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551032 (Original work published 2024)

Nbk. 323 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551032 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbk. 323 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551032.

Nbk. 323 artifact entry (No. P551032). (2026, January 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551032 (Original work published 2024)

Nbk. 323 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551032 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551032},
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