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~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 peop…
Religion & Myth
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
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 Xerxe…
Astronomy & Mathematics
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
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…
Astronomy & Mathematics
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily Life
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266810
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Religion & Myth
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- Atra-hasis, Babylonian flood myth MET 266811
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Religion & Myth
~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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily Life
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- Gula incantation MET hb86 11 130
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Babylonian or Achaemenid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Religion & Myth
~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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily Life
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet impressed with seal- account of payments to hired workers MET ME86 11 319
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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily Life
~450 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
Cuneiform tablet- ritual fragment MET ME86 11 359
Tablet image sourced from Wikimedia Commons (CC0). No scholarly translation referenced in source metadata. Source description: Achaemenid or Seleucid; Cuneiform tablet; Clay-Tablets-Inscribed
Religion & Myth
~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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
EconomyDaily 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
OIP 092, 0001
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
OIP 092, 0002
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
OIP 092, 0003
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
OIP 092, 0004
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0004. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
OIP 092, 0005
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy
~430 BCE·Achaemenid PersianEditorial
OIP 092, 0006
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Achaemenid (547-331 BC)) — OIP 092, 0006. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Economy