AfO 36/37, 53, no. 12 (P559631)

Legal 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 082607

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 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 Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P559631

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 082607
Accession Number 1894-06-11, 0001

References

  • primary: AfO 36/37 (pp. 1-55), 53, no. 12

    [Roth1989/90AfO36/37] Roth, Martha T. 1989-1990. “The Material Composition of the Neo-Babylonian Dowry.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 36/37: 1–55.

  • primary: Nisaba 21, 1113

    [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
2025-12-30 at 20:05:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-02 at 09:46:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-02 at 09:40:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-24 at 18:57:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 36/37, 53, No. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559631.
AfO 36/37, 53, no. 12 artifact entry (No. P559631). (2025, December 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559631 (Original work published 2025)
AfO 36/37, 53, no. 12 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559631 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 36/37, 53, No. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559631.
AfO 36/37, 53, no. 12 artifact entry (No. P559631). (2025, December 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559631 (Original work published 2025)
AfO 36/37, 53, no. 12 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559631 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P559631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P559631},
}

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ID  - P559631
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M1  - 2026/4/7/
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