AfO 44/45, 95 no. 27 (P572324)

Legal 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 042040

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026925 (composite) (P573179)	S026925	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P572324
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572324

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 042040
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0662

References

primary: AfO 44/45 (pp. 59-100), 95 no. 27

[Wunsch1997/1998AfO44/45] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1997/1998. “Und Die Richter Berieten...: Streitfälle in Babylon Aus Der Zeit Neriglissars Und Nabonids.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 59–100.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 25

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-26 at 19:26:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-05 at 08:54:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-21 at 15:59:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-28 at 10:04:18	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
2025-07-25 at 09:34:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-25 at 09:28:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 44/45, 95 No. 27 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572324.

AfO 44/45, 95 no. 27 artifact entry (No. P572324). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572324 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 44/45, 95 no. 27 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572324 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572324},
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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 44/45, 95 No. 27 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572324.

AfO 44/45, 95 no. 27 artifact entry (No. P572324). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572324 (Original work published 2025)

AfO 44/45, 95 no. 27 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572324 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572324},
}

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