AOAT 236, no. 8 (P552615)

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 033067

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)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P552615

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 033067
Accession Number 1878-11-20, 0001

References

  • primary: AOAT 236, 8

    [Sack1994AOAT236] Sack, Ronald H. 1994. Neriglissar, King of Babylon. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 236. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vluyn : Neukirchener Verlag.

  • history: Evetts, EvM, Ner. 8

    [Evetts1892EvM] Evetts, Basel Thomas Alfred. 1892. Inscriptions of the Reigns of Evil-Merodach (B.C. 562-559), Neriglissar (B.C. 559-555) and Laborosoarchod (B.C. 555). Vol. 6. Babylonische Texte. Leipzig : Eduard Pfeiffer.

  • history: Shiff, Nur-Sin Archive, 39

    [Shiff1987Nur-Sin] Shiff, Laurence Brian. 1987. “The Nūr-Sîn Archive : Private Enterpreneurship in Babylon (603-507 B.C.).” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: CM 03, no. 063

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-17 at 20:35:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-24 at 18:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-22 at 12:47:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-29 at 13:11:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-23 at 13:13:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-21 at 11:12:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-19 at 14:52:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 236, No. 8 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552615.
AOAT 236, no. 8 artifact entry (No. P552615). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552615 (Original work published 2024)
AOAT 236, no. 8 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552615 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552615},
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Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 236, No. 8 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552615.
AOAT 236, no. 8 artifact entry (No. P552615). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552615 (Original work published 2024)
AOAT 236, no. 8 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552615 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552615},
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