BM 120027 (P602523)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 120027

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract, transfer of real estate, a house at the Ur gate of Nippur)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Contract, transfer of real estate, a house at the Ur gate of Nippur)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.09.12.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P602523
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P602523

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 120027
Accession Number	1928-07-16, 0027

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-02 at 17:04:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-18 at 16:11:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 120027 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P602523.

BM 120027 artifact entry (No. P602523). (2025, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P602523 (Original work published 2025)

BM 120027 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P602523 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	month = {dec 2},
	title = {BM 120027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P602523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P602523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/2/
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TI  - BM 120027 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 120027 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P602523.

BM 120027 artifact entry (No. P602523). (2025, December 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P602523 (Original work published 2025)

BM 120027 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P602523 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 2},
	title = {BM 120027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P602523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P602523},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P602523
LB  - CDLI:P602523
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 120027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P602523
ER  -