BM 046659 (P559616)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 046659Provenience
Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Nisaba 21, 1092
[Zadok2009Nisaba21] Zadok, Ran. 2009. Catalogue of Documents from Borsippa or Related to Borsippa in the British Museum. Nisaba 21.
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- Museum No.: BM 046659
- Accession No.: 1881-08-30, 0125
- Provenience: Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.13.06.17
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-07-25 at 12:54:29 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-02-24 at 14:07:27 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 046659 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559616.
BM 046659 artifact entry (No. P559616). (2025, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559616 (Original work published 2025)
BM 046659 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559616 (Accessed: November 22, 2025).
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