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Nbn. 874 (P552276)

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 031327

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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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Nbn., 874

[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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Museum No.: BM 031327
Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1054

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.15.05.22
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Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	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 12:42:25	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. 874 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552276.

Nbn. 874 artifact entry (No. P552276). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552276 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 874 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552276 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552276},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 874 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552276.

Nbn. 874 artifact entry (No. P552276). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552276 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 874 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552276 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {Nbn. 874 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552276},
}

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