CM 20, no. 049 (P551777)

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 033089

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 20, no. 049

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

  • history: Nbn., 178

    [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 033089
  • Accession No.: 1879-04-19, 0001

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-17 at 20:08:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551777.
CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry (No. P551777). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551777 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551777 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551777},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551777
LB  - CDLI:P551777
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551777
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551777.
CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry (No. P551777). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551777 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551777 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551777},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551777
LB  - CDLI:P551777
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - CM 20, no. 049 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551777
ER  - 
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