CM 20, no. 090 A (P551756)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032165 + BM 032199 + BM 032763 + BM 141867

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Court record, about a debt with land given as pledge)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Court record, about a debt with land given as pledge)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: CM 20, no. 090 A

    [Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 22

    [Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: Nbn., 720

    [Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

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  • Museum No.: BM 032165 + BM 032199 + BM 032763 + BM 141867
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1892 + 1876-11-17, 1926 + 1876-11-17, 2534 + Sp 0656

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-28 at 13:19:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-28 at 10:04:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-10 at 15:00:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-17 at 20:06:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-15 at 14:13:40 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026925 (composite) (P573179) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026927 (composite) (P573181) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026928 (composite) (P573182) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 090 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551756.
CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry (No. P551756). (2025, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551756 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551756 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {CM 20, no. 090 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551756
LB  - CDLI:P551756
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551756
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 090 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551756.
CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry (No. P551756). (2025, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551756 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551756 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {CM 20, no. 090 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551756},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551756
LB  - CDLI:P551756
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - CM 20, no. 090 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551756
ER  -
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