BM 026694 (P559126)

Administrative tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 026694

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P559126

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 026694
Accession Number 1898-05-14, 0512

References

  • primary: Nisaba 21, 490

    [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
2025-12-23 at 14:12:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-20 at 10:42:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-25 at 10:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-22 at 20:15:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 026694 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559126.
BM 026694 artifact entry (No. P559126). (2025, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559126 (Original work published 2025)
BM 026694 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559126 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 026694 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 23, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559126.
BM 026694 artifact entry (No. P559126). (2025, December 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559126 (Original work published 2025)
BM 026694 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559126 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P559126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P559126},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P559126
M1  - 2026/4/12/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P559126
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