AfO 36/37, 54, no. 13 (P559646)

Marriage Documents tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 082629

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Family > Marriage Documents

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Family > Marriage Documents
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lâbâši-Marduk.acc.02.26
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P559646
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P559646

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 082629
Accession Number	1894-06-11, 0023

References

primary: AfO 36/37 (pp. 1-55), 54, no. 13

[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, 1133

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-13 at 14:52:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-27 at 08:41:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-21 at 15:33:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 09:46:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 09:40:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-24 at 18:57:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 36/37, 54, No. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559646.

AfO 36/37, 54, no. 13 artifact entry (No. P559646). (2025, December 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559646 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 36/37, 54, no. 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559646 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 36/37, 54, No. 13 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P559646.

AfO 36/37, 54, no. 13 artifact entry (No. P559646). (2025, December 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P559646 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 36/37, 54, no. 13 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P559646 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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