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Nbn. 518 (P552166)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 031562

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: Nbn., 518

[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: AfO 44/45 (pp. 59-100), 79-80, no. 8

[Wunsch1997/1998AfO44/45] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1997/1998. “Und Die Richter Berieten...: Streitfälle in Babylon Aus Der Zeit Neriglissars Und Nabonids.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 59–100.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 031562
Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1289

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.11.04.23
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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-26 at 19:26:09	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 08:13:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17	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
2024-11-18 at 10:51:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 518 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552166.

Nbn. 518 artifact entry (No. P552166). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552166 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 518 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552166 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 518 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552166.

Nbn. 518 artifact entry (No. P552166). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552166 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 518 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552166 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552166},
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