Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17 (P572641)

Account tablet 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 050381

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (Account of provisions for workmen)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account (Account of provisions for workmen)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.acc.11.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572641
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572641

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 050381
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 1372

References

primary: Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17

[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
2026-02-22 at 10:59:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-30 at 17:23:31	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. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572641.

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17 artifact entry (No. P572641). (2026, February 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572641 (Original work published 2025)

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572641 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Nebukadnezar III/IV, No. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572641.

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17 artifact entry (No. P572641). (2026, February 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572641 (Original work published 2025)

Nebukadnezar III/IV, no. 17 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572641 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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