BM 017657 (P555625)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 017657

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

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.13.02.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P555625
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555625

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 017657
Accession Number	1894-10-13, 0061

References

primary: Nisaba 21, 24

[Zadok2009Nisaba21] Zadok, Ran. 2009. Catalogue of Documents from Borsippa or Related to Borsippa in the British Museum. Nisaba 21.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-26 at 10:37:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-21 at 11:09:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-31 at 16:19:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-30 at 20:05:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 017657 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555625.

BM 017657 artifact entry (No. P555625). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555625 (Original work published 2024)

BM 017657 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555625 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 017657 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555625.

BM 017657 artifact entry (No. P555625). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555625 (Original work published 2024)

BM 017657 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555625 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {BM 017657 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555625},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555625},
}

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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P555625
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - BM 017657 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555625
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