Nbn. 103 (P552414)

Legal tablet excavated in Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain), 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 030340

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)

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.03.02.28
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552414
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552414

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030340
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0060

References

primary: Nbn., 103

[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: CM 03, no. 112

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-25 at 09:13:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-23 at 10:26:59	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
2024-11-21 at 10:51:54	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. 103 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552414.

Nbn. 103 artifact entry (No. P552414). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552414 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 103 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552414 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 103 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552414.

Nbn. 103 artifact entry (No. P552414). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552414 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 103 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552414 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552414},
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