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~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

~450 BCE

·Achaemenid Persian

Editorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- letter, Ebabbar archive MET vs86 11 431

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME07 154 5A

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- letter MET ME86 11 101

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for dates MET ME86 11 403

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for garments MET ME86 11 170

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 330

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- receipt for silver MET ME86 11 400

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

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

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- temple account MET ME86 11 178

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

Economy·Daily Life

~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Cuneiform tablet- temple account of bread MET ME86 11 402

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

Economy·Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

OECT 10, 146

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OECT 10, 146. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Achaemenid History XIII, p. 272ff.. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

BM 113961

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — BM 113961. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

CBS 03839

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CBS 03839. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

CULC 591

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CULC 591. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

CUSAS 32, 074

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — CUSAS 32, 074. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

FLP 1275

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1275. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

FLP 1438

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1438. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

FLP 1440

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1440. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

FLP 1463

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1463. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

FLP 1480

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — FLP 1480. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Daily Life·Economy

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Fs Albright 335-353

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Fs Albright 335-353. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial

Kaskal 02, 098 10

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — Kaskal 02, 098 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

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