Nbn. 12 (P552389)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030849

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.acc.11.09
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552389
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552389

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030849
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0576

References

primary: Nbn., 12

[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: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 37

[Strassmaier1885Liverpool] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1885. “Die Babylonischen Inscriften Im Museum Zu Liverpool Nebst Anderen Aus Der Zeit von Nebukadnezzar Bis Darius.” Actes Du 6e Congrès International Des Orientalistes, 569–624, plates 1-176.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-06 at 19:58:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-29 at 12:46:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-26 at 15:29:15	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

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552389.

Nbn. 12 artifact entry (No. P552389). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552389 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552389 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552389.

Nbn. 12 artifact entry (No. P552389). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552389 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552389 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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