Nbn. 466 (P552257)
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 033133Provenience
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., 466
[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. 147
[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: Dandamaev, Slavery, no. 26, p. 366f.
[Dandamaev1984slavery] Dandamayev, Muhammad A. 1984. Slavery in Babylonia, from Nabopolassar to Alexander the Great (626-331 B.C.). DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press.
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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 297
[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: CM 03, no. 180
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 033133
- Accession No.: 1879-07-30, 0034
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nabonidus
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| 2025-05-23 at 13:13:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-04-29 at 12:44:53 | 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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| 2025-01-11 at 09:20:08 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-01-10 at 16:19:02 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-18 at 09:17:24 | 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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| 2024-11-21 at 10:51:54 | 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-26]},
year = {2025},
month = {may 23},
title = {Nbn. 466 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P552257},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552257},
}
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