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~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

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-Babylonian

Editorial

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 20, 115

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — VS 20, 115. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Law

~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).

Religion & Myth·Daily Life

~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).

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