All tablets.

OECT 12, pl. 49, AB 253

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — OECT 12, pl. 49, AB 253. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 07. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 10

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 11

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 12

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 13

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 18

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 18. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 21

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 21. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 22

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 22. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 33

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 33. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 34

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 34. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 37

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 38

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 38. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 39

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 39. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 40

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 40. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 41

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 41. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 42

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 42. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 43

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 43. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 44

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 44. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 46

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 46. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 52

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 52. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 53

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 53. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 55

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 55. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 56

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 56. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

ROMCT 2, 57

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — ROMCT 2, 57. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Venus pl. 3-4

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — Venus pl. 3-4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

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 photo collection at WorldHisto

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

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

~539 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cyrus Cylinder

Often called the world's first declaration of human rights — a 20th-century characterization that overstates its scope; it is, more accurately, a typical Mesopotamian royal accession text framed as Marduk's restoration of order. But its references to religious tolerance and the return of exiled peoples (which the Hebrew Bible echoes in describing the end of the Babylonian Exile) have made it one of the most politically resonant cuneiform artifacts ever recovered.

LawWriting & Literature

Astronomical tablet BM 32234

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay cuneiform tablet. Astronomical, lunar eclipse table for at least 609-447 BC. Dated 4th century BC. From Babylon. Refers to the murder of the Persian king Xerxes I (485-465 BC) by his son. BM 3223

Astronomy & Mathematics

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

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay tablet. The cuneiform text mentions the murder of the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (r. 485-465 BCE) by his son and a lunar eclipse (for at least 609-447 BCE). 4th century BCE. From Babylon, Iraq. Bri

Astronomy & Mathematics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266810

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

Mythology

Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266811

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

Mythology

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

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

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

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