Public-domain art from Babylonian
36 public-domain plates · 19th century BCE to 5th century BCE
36 public-domain works from Babylonian spanning the 19th century BCE to 5th century BCE, drawn from museum open-access programmes and released under CC0 or an equivalent public-domain flag. Free to download and reuse.
Subjects covered
Museum sources
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Cylinder seal
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Cylinder seal
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Cylinder seal
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Cylinder seal
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Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: harvester contract
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Cuneiform tablet: record of payment for oxen, Ebabbar archive
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Plaque with face of the demon Humbaba
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Cuneiform tablet impressed with stamp seal: receipt, Esagilaya archive
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Cylinder seal
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Figurine plaque: bearded man playing a drum
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Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an account record (?)
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Amulet with a Lamashtu demon
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Cuneiform tablet: private letter
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Cuneiform tablet: account of dates as imittu-rent, Ebabbar archive
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Cylinder seal
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Eye bead (?)
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Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a promissory note for dates, Esagilaya archive
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Cuneiform tablet: record of a judicial decision
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Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for barley and wheat, Esagilaya archive
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Cylinder seal and modern impression: heroes and animals in combat, head of the monster Humbaba
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Cuneiform tablet: field rental
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Necklace pendants and beads
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Cuneiform tablet: account of barley disbursement, Ebabbar archive
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Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: docket
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Cuneiform tablet: account of dates as imittu-rent with sissinnu payments, Ebabbar archive
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Cuneiform tablet: account of delivery of animals for offering, Ebabbar archive
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Cuneiform tablet: promissory note for silver for establishment of a harranu-partnership, Egibi archive
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Weight in shape of frog
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Cuneiform tablet: account of commodity disbursements to prebendaries, Ebabbar archive
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Cylinder seal
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Cuneiform tablet: account of silver expenditures, Ebabbar archive
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Brick
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Cylinder seal
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Cuneiform tablet: account of flour, Ebabbar archive
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Cuneiform tablet impressed with cylinder seal: loan of silver
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Cuneiform tablet: account of receipt of apparel for divinities, Ebabbar archive
Using these works
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