Nbn. 1083 (P552163)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Šaḫrinu (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 031821

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.07.04.30 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552163
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552163

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 031821
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1548

References

primary: Nbn., 1083

[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: CM 03, no. 142

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-23 at 13:13:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-29 at 12:44:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-21 at 10:51:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-18 at 10:51:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 1083 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552163.

Nbn. 1083 artifact entry (No. P552163). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552163 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 1083 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552163 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 1083 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552163.

Nbn. 1083 artifact entry (No. P552163). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552163 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 1083 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552163 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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