Nbn. 518 (P552166)

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 031562

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • 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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  • Museum No.: BM 031562
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1289

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-27 at 08:13:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-29 at 12:44:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-18 at 10:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Nbn. 518 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552166.
Nbn. 518 artifact entry (No. P552166). (2025, May 27). 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: July 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {Nbn. 518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552166},
}


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