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

Cite

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

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.39.02.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552714
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P552714

Physical information

Duplicate of BM 030935

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 031898 + BM 031979
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1625 + 1876-11-17, 1706

References

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-30 at 12:33:21	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
2025-06-01 at 19:08:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	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
2025-05-10 at 13:58:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-26 at 11:26:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-25 at 19:08:48	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 Artifact

“CM 03, No. 31bis Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552714.

CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry (No. P552714). (2025, November 30). 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: May 3, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552714},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 03, No. 31bis Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552714.

CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry (No. P552714). (2025, November 30). 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: May 3, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
	title = {CM 03, no. 31bis artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552714},
}

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