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~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

BM 050634

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — BM 050634. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~580 BCE·Neo-BabylonianEditorial

OIM A03423

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)) — OIM A03423. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Astronomy & Mathematics

~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).

VS 20, 115

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

BM 050634

OIM A03423

WCMA 20.1.13

YOS 15, 015

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

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