Nbn. 802 (P552422)

Legal tablet excavated in Bit-šar-Babili (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 030956

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Bit-šar-Babili (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.14.08.05
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552422
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552422

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Bit-šar-Babili (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030956
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0683

References

primary: Nbn., 802

[Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

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
2025-05-26 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. 802 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552422.

Nbn. 802 artifact entry (No. P552422). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552422 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 802 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552422 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 802 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552422.

Nbn. 802 artifact entry (No. P552422). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552422 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 802 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552422 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552422},
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