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Cuneiform tablet: copy of record of entitlement and exemptions to formerly royal lands granted by the šatammu (high priest) of the Esangila temple
Seleucid
ca. 173 BCE
Cuneiform cylinder: Ehulhul inscription of Nabonidus describing his work on three temples
Babylonian
ca. 555–539 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: normal star almanac for S.E. 70 (242–241 B.C.)
Seleucid
ca. 242–241 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: agreement regarding disposition of slaves, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 540 BC
Cuneiform tablet: loan with work agreement, Egibi archive
Achaemenid
ca. 512 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for barley, Esagilaya archive
Babylonian
ca. 568 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: quittance for rent, Esagilaya archive
Achaemenid
ca. 523 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: slave sale, Egibi archive
Achaemenid
ca. 523 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: quittance for rent, Esagilaya archive
Achaemenid
ca. 528 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a promissory note for dates, Esagilaya archive
Babylonian
ca. 569 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: a-she-er gi-ta, balag to Innin/Ishtar
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. 2nd–1st century BCE
Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II describing the construction of the outer city wall of Babylon
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver, archive of Iddin-Nabu and Shellebi
Babylonian
ca. 562 BC
Cuneiform tablet: adoption declaration, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 546 BC
Cuneiform tablet: unidentified balag
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. 2nd–1st century BCE
Cuneiform tablet: credit document including statement of partnership assets, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 550 BCE
Panel with mushhushshu dragon
Babylonian
ca. 604–562 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: unidentified balag
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. 2nd–1st century BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver for establishment of a harranu-partnership, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 550 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: proxy contract for the purchase of a slave, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 554 BC
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for barley, Esagilaya archive
Babylonian
ca. 555–539 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: Utukku lemnutu, tablet 3
Seleucid
ca. late 1st millennium BCE
Cuneiform tablet: quittance (?), Esagilaya archive
Babylonian
ca. 555–539 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: abzu pe-el-la-am, balag to Enki
Parthian
ca. 134 BCE
Cuneiform cylinder: inscription of Ashurbanipal describing restorations of the city wall and gates at Borsippa
Assyrian
ca. 668–627 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for dates, Esagilaya archive
Achaemenid
ca. 537 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: receipt for silver
Achaemenid
ca. 537 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: letter of Sin-sharra-ishkun to Nabopolassar
ca. 2nd century BCE
Cuneiform tablet impressed with stamp seal: receipt, Esagilaya archive
Babylonian
ca. 626–539 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: record of sale
Babylonian
ca. 552 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a contract
Babylonian
ca. 626–539 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver
Achaemenid
ca. 500 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver
Babylonian
ca. 540 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: unidentified balag
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. 2nd–1st century BCE
Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a witness list and date formula
Babylonian or Achaemenid
ca. 7th–4th century BCE
Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver, Egibi archive
Babylonian
ca. 543 BC
Cuneiform tablet: collection of ershemmas (nos. 45, 59, 53)
Seleucid or Parthian
ca. late 4th century BCE–early 3rd century CE
Cuneiform tablet: record of barley for rent, from year 19 of the reign of Artaxerxes II or Artaxerxes III
Achaemenid
ca. 385 or 339 BCE
Cuneiform tablet: Utukku lemnutu, tablet 12
Seleucid
ca. late 1st millennium BCE
Cuneiform tablet: agreement regarding division of property
Babylonian or Achaemenid
ca. 7th–4th century BCE