Nbn. 621 (P572534)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), 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 030161

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.12.06.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572534
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P572534

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030161
Accession Number	1851-01-01, 0365

References

primary: Nbn., 621

[Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-30 at 18:34:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-30 at 16:58:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-30 at 16:40:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 621 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572534.

Nbn. 621 artifact entry (No. P572534). (2025, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572534 (Original work published 2025)

Nbn. 621 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572534 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 621 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572534.

Nbn. 621 artifact entry (No. P572534). (2025, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572534 (Original work published 2025)

Nbn. 621 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572534 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572534},
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