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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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)
3354	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of limestone tablet. Inscribed both sides. Historical inscription? About BC 700? H.C.
1207	(none)	(none)	(none)	Fragment of New Babylonian baked clay tablet, obverse only preserved. Parts of 12 lines of an astronomical omen-text, in 4 sections.
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
20089L	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089N	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
20089O	(none)	(none)	(none)	Not assigned in field
2747	(none)	1927,1003.254	(none)	Paste statuette. Blue glass paste, much worn. Servant in attitude of devotion. Head and trunk only. [drawing 1:1]
1151	(none)	(none)	B15617	Portion (about half) of small baked clay cylinder of Nabonidus, duplicate of U.1111 etc. Found in 2 pieces and joined. P.
1157	(none)	(none)	(none)	Portion of baked clay barrel-cylinder of Nabonidus, inscribed as U.1111, U.1131, etc. 16 lines, column I and 5 column II.
2834	(none)	(none)	B16212	Royal inscription - in limestone. Small fragment. Probably (Nabonidus?) king of all the world, king? H.C.
472	(none)	1923,1110.137	(none)	Silver vase. Broken on one side, but most of the fragments found. The sides are intentionally indented. Very thin metal in fair condition. [drawing 1:5]
1180	(none)	(none)	(none)	Small fragment of baked clay tablet, with parts of 6 lines, from a New Babylonian copy of a syllabary.
599	52-30-38	(none)	(none)	Tablet, complete. New Babylonian letter from Shamash-dur to a lady concerning certain birds.
15049	52-30-44	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Contract of late epogue (neo-Bab. or Persian).
13622	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablet. Fragment. Neo-Bab. Semitic?
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
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.
7789H	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tablets Small tablets and fragments (24 more or less complete small tablets: most, probably all, business: 7 considerable and 5 small fragments, prob. partly belonging together; but not joinable. 4 small fragments unnumbered in match box.) One tablet apparently dated to Kadashman Enlil (II? 1276-71).
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.