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Page 1272 / 1291

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

VS 24, 096

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 096. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~580 BCE

·Neo-Babylonian

Editorial

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script Announcing Nebuchadnezzar's Capture of Jerusalem

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script Announcing Nebuchadnezzar's Capture of Jerusalem Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed pho…

Economy·Daily Life

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

Cuneiform cylinder- inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing restorations at Babylon MET ME86 11 282

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian; Cuneiform cylinder; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Economy·Daily Life

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- letter of Sin-sharra-ishkun to Nabopolassar MET DP360670

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Seleucid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed

Daily Life

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YRL SC 1813-Bx1-9

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YRL SC 1813-Bx1-9. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

BM 050634

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — BM 050634. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

Kress 214

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — Kress 214. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

NCC 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — NCC 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Economy

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

OIM A03423

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — OIM A03423. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

PTS 1213bis ?

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — PTS 1213bis ?. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 096

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script Announcing Nebuchadnezzar's Capture of Jerusalem

Cuneiform cylinder- inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing restorations at Babylon MET ME86 11 282

Cuneiform tablet- letter of Sin-sharra-ishkun to Nabopolassar MET DP360670

YOS 15, 008

YOS 15, 011

YOS 15, 012

YOS 15, 013

YOS 15, 014

YRL SC 1813-Bx1-9

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

BM 050634

Kress 214

NCC 003

OIM A03423

PTS 1213bis ?

Astronomical tablet BM 32234

Clay tablet. The cuneiform text mentions the murder of Xerxes I (r. 485-465 BCE) by his son and a lunar eclipse (609-447 BCE). From Babylon, Iraq. British Museum

Cuneiform tablet- account of aromatics, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 118

Cuneiform tablet- account of date disbursement, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 172

Cuneiform tablet- account of dates as imittu-rent, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 65

Cuneiform tablet- account of dates as irbu-revenue, Ebabbar archive MET ME79 7 38

Cuneiform tablet- account of rent payment of pomegranates, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 165

Cuneiform tablet- account of silver disbursements, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 26

Cuneiform tablet- account of silver disbursements, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 36

Cuneiform tablet- account record, inventory, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 34

Cuneiform tablet- account regarding temple sheep, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 198

Cuneiform tablet- account statement, Egibi archive MET ME79 1 21

Cuneiform tablet- declaration before witnesses, archive of Iddin-Nabu and Shellebi MET ME86 11 147

Cuneiform tablet- declaration before witnesses, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 32

Cuneiform tablet- fragment of a receipt for silver MET vsz86.11.477b

Cuneiform tablet- fragment of an accounting record MET ME86 11 339

Cuneiform tablet- fragment of an accounting record (?) MET vs86 11 482a

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of archers for military service, Ebabbar archive MET DP239004

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of payments to hired workers MET DP239006

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of payments to hired workers MET ME86 11 319

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET DP239002

Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET ME07 154 3A

Cuneiform tablet- letter, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 431

Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME07 154 5A

Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME86 11 101

Cuneiform tablet- letter order, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 449

Cuneiform tablet- loan with work agreement, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 24

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for dates, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 30

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for dates MET ME86 11 403

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for garments MET ME86 11 170

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver, archive of Bel-remanni MET ME86 11 201

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 330

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 400

Cuneiform tablet- record of receipt of unspun linen, Ebabbar archive MET ME07 154 1A