CM 03, no. 31bis (P552714)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 031898 + BM 031979

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note for silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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    Duplicate of BM 030935

  • Genre(s): Legal (promissory note for silver)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: CM 03, no. 031bis

    [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.

  • history: AOAT 398, O.15

    [Sandowicz2012AOAT398] Sandowicz, Malgorzata. 2012. Oaths and Curses: A Study in Neo- and Late Babylonian Legal Formulary. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 398. Ugarit-Verlag, Munster.

  • history: Nbk., 345a

    [Strassmaier1889Nbk] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabuchodonosor, König von Babylon 604-561 v.Chr. von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Germany: Verlag von E. Pfeiffer.

    BM 031898 only

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  • Museum No.: BM 031898 + BM 031979
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1625 + 1876-11-17, 1706

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-06-01 at 19:08:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-23 at 13:13:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-10 at 13:58:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 10:17:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-26 at 11:26:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-25 at 19:08:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-19 at 17:05:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CM 03, No. 31bis Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552714.
CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry (No. P552714). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552714 (Original work published 2024)
CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552714 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552714},
}


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