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Page 1811 / 1861

~580 BCE·

Neo-Babylonian

Editorial

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).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~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).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 01, ex. 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 01, ex. 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 03. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 05

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 02

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

SANER 3, 2.02.06 (C31), ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — SANER 3, 2.02.06 (C31), ex. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

WCMA 20.1.12

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) ?) — WCMA 20.1.12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

WCMA 20.1.13

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — WCMA 20.1.13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

YOS 15, 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — YOS 15, 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~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 peop…

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

RINBE 1, Nebuchadnezzar II nn, ex. nn

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 01, ex. 02

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 02

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 03, ex. 06

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 03

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 04

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 04, ex. 05

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 01

RINBE 2, Neriglissar 05, ex. 02

SANER 3, 2.02.06 (C31), ex. 01

WCMA 20.1.12

WCMA 20.1.13

YOS 15, 015

Cyrus Cylinder

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

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Inscriptions (4703976097)

Cuneiform Foundation Tablet (4695995469)

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- agreement regarding division of property MET ME86 11 293

Cuneiform tablet- allocation of dates for fodder, Ebabbar archive MET ME86 11 116

Cuneiform tablet- assumption of debt by guarantor, archive of Bel-remanni MET ME86 11 175

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

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

Cuneiform tablet- certification of presence of interested party, Egibi archive MET ME86 11 161

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- deposition-record of oath MET ME86 11 324

Cuneiform tablet- field lease, archive of Bel-remanni MET ME86 11 98

Cuneiform tablet- field lease, Esagilaya archive MET 86.11.394a,b ob

Cuneiform tablet- field lease, Esagilaya archive MET 86.11.394a,b rev

Cuneiform tablet- field lease, Esagilaya archive MET ME86 11 384

Cuneiform tablet- field survey MET ME86 11 352

Cuneiform tablet- fragment, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 417

Cuneiform tablet- fragment, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 433

Cuneiform tablet- fragment, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 439

Cuneiform tablet- fragment, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 453

Cuneiform tablet- fragment, Ebabbar archive MET VS86.11.472X