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BM 50151

Aramaic Tablet.

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Metadata

Keyword
  • Aramaic Docket
Language
Aramaic
Script
Aramaic
Material
clay tablet
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-06-28
General Notes
Clay tablet incised with only one line of Aramaic.

British Museum. Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 7. [London] : Trustees of the British Museum, 1961. http://archive.org/details/catalogueofbabyl0007brit.
References: p. 26.
Delaporte, Louis. Épigraphes Araméens : étude des textes Araméens gravés ou écrits sur des tablettes cunéiformes. Paris : Geuthner, 1912. http://archive.org/details/pigraphesaram00delauoft.
References: no. 82.
Textual Notes
Delaporte's reading is possible, but if so the proper name would be otherwise unattested (from the root meaning to shine). Alternatively, an administrator began the tablet as a list catalog, possibly in lieu of a wax tablet or appropriate ink writing surface/stylus.

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James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

side: Obv. line: 01

James Moore Last updated 07 April, 2026 by James D. Moore

Document of 1 grove.
Moore, James D.. 'BM 50151.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/15214. Accessed: 29 Jun, 2026.