BM 022171 (P555706)

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 022171

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	Nebuchadnezzar2.30.06.26
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P555706
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555706

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 022171
Accession Number	1894-10-13, 0276

References

primary: Nisaba 21, 101

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-02-21 at 11:09:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-31 at 18:48:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 022171 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555706.

BM 022171 artifact entry (No. P555706). (2025, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555706 (Original work published 2024)

BM 022171 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555706 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	month = {feb 21},
	title = {BM 022171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555706},
}

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TI  - BM 022171 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 022171 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555706.

BM 022171 artifact entry (No. P555706). (2025, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555706 (Original work published 2024)

BM 022171 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555706 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 21},
	title = {BM 022171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555706},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555706},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/2/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P555706
LB  - CDLI:P555706
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BM 022171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555706
ER  -