Nbn. 13 (P552364)

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 041402

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    Nisaba 28 no. 7 lists several seals A115, A116, A117, A118, A119, C107, E101

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: Nbn., 13

    [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: Nisaba 28, no. 7

    [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.

  • history: Dandamaev, Slavery, p. 189f.

    [Dandamaev1984slavery] Dandamayev, Muhammad A. 1984. Slavery in Babylonia, from Nabopolassar to Alexander the Great (626-331 B.C.). DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 296

    [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.

  • history: AfO 44/45 (pp. 59-100), 96-7, no. 30

    [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.

  • history: Fs Oelsner (pp. 557-597), 579, 583

    [Wunsch2000FsOelsner ] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. “Die Richter Des Nabonid.” Assyriologica et Semitica : Festschrift Für Joachim Oelsner Anlässlich Seines 65. Geburtstages Am 18. Februar 1997, Alter Orient und Altes Testament, , no. 252: 557–97.

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  • Museum No.: BM 041402
  • Accession No.: 1881-06-25, 0013

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-26 at 19:26:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-27 at 08:11:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-27 at 07:56:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-26 at 18:38:26 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-26 at 18:36:55 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-26 at 08:24:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-21 at 15:03:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-07-25 at 12:54:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-27 at 08:36:10 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
2025-01-11 at 09:20:08 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-01-10 at 16:19:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-11 at 10:47:18 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. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552364.
Nbn. 13 artifact entry (No. P552364). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552364 (Original work published 2024)
Nbn. 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552364 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {Nbn. 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552364},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Nbn. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552364.
Nbn. 13 artifact entry (No. P552364). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552364 (Original work published 2024)
Nbn. 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552364 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {Nbn. 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552364},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/26/
PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Nbn. 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552364
ER  - 
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