Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38 (P572637)

Account 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049836

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.01.--.10
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572637
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572637

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 049836
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0827

References

primary: Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-02 at 18:38:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-08 at 13:36:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-07 at 10:38:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Nebukadnezar III/IV, No. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572637.

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38 artifact entry (No. P572637). (2026, April 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572637 (Original work published 2025)

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572637 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nebukadnezar III/IV, No. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572637.

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38 artifact entry (No. P572637). (2026, April 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572637 (Original work published 2025)

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 38 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572637 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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