All tablets.

VS 20, 142

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 20, 143

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 143. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 20, 144

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 144. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 20, 145

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 145. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 20, 146

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 146. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 003

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 006

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 006. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

VS 24, 034

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 24, 034. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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).

WAM 48.2030

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — WAM 48.2030. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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).

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).

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

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Script of Crown Prince, Son of Nebuchadnezzar II Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Writing- Nebuchadnezzar, King of Justice

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Writing- Nebuchadnezzar, King of Justice Mesopotamia 1500-539 BC Gallery, British Museum, London, England, UK. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

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 script

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Cuneiform tablet describing religious devotion and civic achievements of Nebuchadnezzar II (BM 129397 reverse), British Museum , London .

Cuneiform tablet BM62788

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: 600-500BC cuneiform tablet with instructions for dyeing wool. Found in Sippar, Neo-babylonian period.

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

WML 1976.159.312

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — WML 1976.159.312. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

~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

Clay Tablet with Cuneiform Inscriptions (4703976097)

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid period (ca. 550 - 330 BCE). I'd heard about and no doubt seen cuneiform tablets, but it wasn't until I visited the museum at Persepolis that I realized the medium (a clay tablet) and the fo

Cuneiform Foundation Tablet (4695995469)

Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid Period (ca. 550 - 330 BCE) In the museum at Persepolis, Iran. A translation of the text appears in the next photo.

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