CM 03, no. 159 (P552671)

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 030807

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	Nabonidus.08.11.08
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552671
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552671

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 030807
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0534

References

primary: CM 03, no. 159

[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
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22	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
2025-05-23 at 10:26:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-19 at 17:05:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 159 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552671.

CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry (No. P552671). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552671 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552671 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 159 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552671.

CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry (No. P552671). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552671 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552671 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552671},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552671},
}

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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P552671
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - CM 03, no. 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552671
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