Nbn. 495 (P552222)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 031535Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Nbn., 495
[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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history: Nisaba 28, no. 19
[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.
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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 313
[Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.
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history: AfO 44/45 (pp. 59-100), 97-8, no. 33
[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 031535
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1262
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.11+.01.27
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| 2025-11-26 at 19:26:09 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-11-04 at 18:00:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-08-27 at 08:11:38 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-08-26 at 07:52:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-27 at 08:13:53 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-26 at 19:03:17 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-04-29 at 12:42:25 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-11-18 at 10:51:38 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
year = {2025},
month = {nov 26},
title = {Nbn. 495 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P552222},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552222},
}
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