Neo-Babylonian

Description:

After the collapse of the Assyrian Empire, led by a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, Scythians, and Cimmerians, the Neo-Babylonian Empire flourished. The seat of the empire was transferred from Nineveh to Babylonia, and economics, agriculture, building projects, arts, and sciences flourished. The period was a renaissance of Sumerian/Akkadian traditions. Temples dominated the urban social structure, legal system, and social hierarchy. The period ended during the reign of Nabonidus, when Babylon was captured by Cyrus the Great.

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Short/Low Chronology:

Middle Chronology: 625-539 BCE

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
7827N	(none)	(none)	(none)	[A-X] Tablets. Contracts and accounts of Larsa - Bab I period. (cf. also U.7832). Dates: (A) Sumuilum 1; (B) Sumuilum 1; (C) Rim-Sin 49; (D) Samsuiluna, etc. fc. (M) (N) lists of names. many fragments: p.p.p.) fragments of one large tablet cf. U.7836W (or 8806A); t.t.) seem to belong together; Q) seal impression; S) contract with many fragments of its envelope (with seal impression); W) cf. U.7832L; X) cf. U.7832B.
8837B	(none)	1928,1009.9	(none)	Clay cylinder. Fragments giving bottom half of the 2 columns ? dedication to Sin-Nannar Style of Nebuchonosor. H.C.71.
8840B	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. In a box, not marked, and not fully examined, the following leftover unbaked, at end of season. (A)[A and H] 2 considerable fragments. (B)[B and I-L] 5 small tablets. (C) seal impression (interesting). (D) Contract with many fragments of its envelope, with seal impressions. also baked. (E) Fragment containing some proper names. (F) Half a business note also. (G) corner of archaic tablet.
8860	52-30-40	(none)	(none)	[Card Missing]
10642	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets, etc. These 10 insribed fragments brought in at the end of the season not yet studied. U.10639 calcite fragment. U.10640 fragment of foundation tablet. U.10641 fragment of inscribed bead. U.10642 fragment of text in writing like Assyrian. U.10643-U.10647 fragments of account tablets. U.10648 seal impression.
10646	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets, etc. These 10 insribed fragments brought in at the end of the season not yet studied. U.10639 calcite fragment. U.10640 fragment of foundation tablet. U.10641 fragment of inscribed bead. U.10642 fragment of text in writing like Assyrian. U.10643-U.10647 fragments of account tablets. U.10648 seal impression.
13622	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment. Neo-Bab. Semitic?
15049	52-30-44	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Contract of late epogue (neo-Bab. or Persian).
15660	52-30-39, 52-30-39	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Neo-Bab. Letter.
15688	52-30-33, 52-30-33	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Oval. Neo-Bab. (?) Tablet. UET/III:141
16240B	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 clay tablets (A) Neo-Babylonian letter; (B) Neo-Babylonian commercial document. Date: 9th year of Nabopolassar
16240A	(none)	(none)	(none)	2 clay tablets (A) Neo-Babylonian letter; (B) Neo-Babylonian commercial document. Date: 9th year of Nabopolassar
17060	31-43-491	(none)	(none)	Dagger blade. Copper. Type ?.
17348	(none)	1931,1010.246	(none)	Beads. Glass paste. Possibly the Horus Eye? Discoid and barrel beads also animals head pendants - flat. [A-C] 3 animals of type (A). [D] 1 animal of type (B). Each has a raised border of blue glass paste on one side and a pellet of blue glass paste for the eyes. [E] One Puzuzu head [E]. [drawing]
18122	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet of unusual shape. With very small writing: one side intact. The obverse mostly flaked away. Persian. [drawing]
18123	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablets. A small hoard of Persian tablets found together in a clay tripod pot: not in good condition, but much flaked by salt and broken.
18743	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. Complete.
19977	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet. One corner chipped.
19978	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet.
20087	(none)	(none)	(none)	Clay tablet.
20089D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089F	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089G	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089I	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field