Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12 (P568376)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049216

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract for barley)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract for barley)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P568376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive Ebabbar
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 049216
Accession Number 1882-03-23, 0207

References

  • history: Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12

    [Lorenz2008NebukadnezarIII/IV] Lorenz, Jürgen. 2008. Nebukadnezar III/IV : Die Politischen Wirren Nach Dem Tod Des Kambyses Im Spiegel Der Keilschrifttexte. Dresden : ISLET-Verlag.

  • citation: AOAT 291, section 7.4

    [DaRiva2002AOAT291] Da Riva, Rocío. 2002. “Der Ebabbar-Tempel von Sippar in Frühneubabylonischer Zeit (640-580 v.Chr.),” Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 291.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-08 at 10:12:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-04-08 at 10:10:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-03-01 at 16:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-11 at 16:55:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-08 at 13:46:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-08 at 13:36:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-07 at 10:27:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-17 at 18:53:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Nebukadnezar III/IV, No. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568376.
Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12 artifact entry (No. P568376). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568376 (Original work published 2025)
Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568376 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568376},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Nebukadnezar III/IV, No. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568376.
Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12 artifact entry (No. P568376). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568376 (Original work published 2025)
Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568376 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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