Nbn. 776 (P552419)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 030707

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.05.13
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28, no. 24 lists A133, A134, A135, A136, E101

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period
CDLI Seals 026927 (composite) (P573181)	S026927	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026928 (composite) (P573182)	S026928	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P552419
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552419

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 030707
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0434

References

primary: Nbn., 776

[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. 24

[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: BM Stamp Seals 3, 317

[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: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 106

[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.
history: AfO 44/45 (pp. 59-100), 97-8, no. 34

[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), 578, 581, 582, 585

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-26 at 19:26:09	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
2025-08-28 at 13:23:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-28 at 13:19:21	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
2025-05-27 at 08:13:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-25 at 19:18:18	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
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58	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. 776 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552419.

Nbn. 776 artifact entry (No. P552419). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552419 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 776 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552419 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 776 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552419.

Nbn. 776 artifact entry (No. P552419). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552419 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 776 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552419 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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