Nbn. 178bis (P567337)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 041406

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.04.12.06
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026912 (composite) (P573163)	S026912	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P567337
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P567337

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 041406
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0017

References

primary: Nbn., 178bis

[Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 67

[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.
history: Strassmaier Liv., 67

[Strassmaier1885Liverpool] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1885. “Die Babylonischen Inscriften Im Museum Zu Liverpool Nebst Anderen Aus Der Zeit von Nebukadnezzar Bis Darius.” Actes Du 6e Congrès International Des Orientalistes, 569–624, plates 1-176.
history: CM 20, no. 049bis

[Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-08 at 07:39:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-05-07 at 18:09:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-25 at 13:41:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-25 at 13:26:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-25 at 12:48:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:03:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-06 at 18:09:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nbn. 178bis Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P567337.

Nbn. 178bis artifact entry (No. P567337). (2026, May 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P567337 (Original work published 2025)

Nbn. 178bis artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P567337 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nbn. 178bis Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P567337.

Nbn. 178bis artifact entry (No. P567337). (2026, May 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P567337 (Original work published 2025)

Nbn. 178bis artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P567337 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P567337},
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