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~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

UM 55-21-040

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — UM 55-21-040. 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

UM 55-21-041

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — UM 55-21-041. 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

UM 55-21-057

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — UM 55-21-057. 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

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).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~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-BabylonianEditorial

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).

UM 55-21-040

UM 55-21-041

UM 55-21-057

VS 24, 034

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

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

Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME79 7 25

Cuneiform tablet- slave sale, Egibi archive MET ME86 11 200

Cuneiform tablet- temple account MET ME86 11 178

Cuneiform tablet- temple account of bread MET ME86 11 402

OECT 10, 146

Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.

BM 113961

CBS 03839

CULC 591