Nbn. 68 (P552133)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030470

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P552133

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 030470
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 0197

References

  • primary: Nbn., 68

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

  • history: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 58

    [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.

  • history: CM 03, no. 104

    [Wunsch1993CM3] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1993. Die Urkunden Des Babylonischen Geschäftsmannes Iddin-Marduk : Zum Handel Mit Naturalien Im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Cuneiform Monographs 3. Groningen : Styx Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-29 at 12:46:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-25 at 09:13:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-23 at 10:26:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-29 at 12:42:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-21 at 10:51:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-18 at 10:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 68 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552133.
Nbn. 68 artifact entry (No. P552133). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552133 (Original work published 2024)
Nbn. 68 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552133 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 68 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552133.
Nbn. 68 artifact entry (No. P552133). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552133 (Original work published 2024)
Nbn. 68 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552133 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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