Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 (P555786)

Tablet 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 025124

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P555786
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P555786

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 025124
Accession Number

References

primary: Wiseman, Chronicles, BM 025124, pls. 6, 17-18

[Wiseman1956Chronicles] Wiseman, Donald J. 1956. Chronicles of Chaldaean Kings (626-556 B.C.) in the British Museum. British Museum, London.
history: TCS 5, Chronicle 6

[Grayson1975TCS5] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1975. Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles (ABC). Vol. 5. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y : J. J. Augustin.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-08 at 16:59:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-06 at 16:37:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-04 at 16:33:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555786.

Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 artifact entry (No. P555786). (2025, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555786 (Original work published 2025)

Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555786 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555786.

Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 artifact entry (No. P555786). (2025, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555786 (Original work published 2025)

Wiseman, Chronicles BM 025124 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555786 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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