Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 (P556598)

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 035508 (+) BM 038259

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Court record about the division of an inheritance)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Court record about the division of an inheritance)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.12.12.--.--
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28, no. 1 lists seals: A102, A103, A104, B101, C102, C103, C104

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P556598 P556618 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556598

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 035508 (+) BM 038259
Accession Number	Sp 3, 0014 (+) 1880-11-12, 0141

References

primary: Bab Arch 2, no. 42

[Wunsch2003BabArch2] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2003. Urkunden Zum Ehe-, Vermögens- Und Erbrecht Aus Verschiedenen Neubabylonischen Archiven. Babylonische Archive 2. Dresden : Islet.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 1a & b

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

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
2025-08-31 at 13:56:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-18 at 07:46:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-25 at 18:08:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-25 at 11:03:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 18:54:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, 138-145, No. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556598.

Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry (No. P556598). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556598 (Original work published 2025)

Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556598 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556598},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, 138-145, No. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556598.

Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry (No. P556598). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556598 (Original work published 2025)

Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556598 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556598},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/30/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556598
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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Bab Arch 2, 138-145, no. 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556598
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