AOAT 236, no. 21 (P552630)

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 033562

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	Neriglissar.01.04.27
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552630
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P552630

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033562
Accession Number	Rm 4, 118

References

primary: AOAT 236, 21

[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. 21

[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, 42

[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. 066

[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
2025-11-17 at 20:35:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-24 at 18:46:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-22 at 12:47:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-29 at 13:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-23 at 13:13:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 09:46:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-21 at 11:12:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-19 at 14:52:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 236, No. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552630.

AOAT 236, no. 21 artifact entry (No. P552630). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552630 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 236, no. 21 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552630 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 236, No. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552630.

AOAT 236, no. 21 artifact entry (No. P552630). (2025, November 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552630 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 236, no. 21 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552630 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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