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The De Liagre Böhl Collection of Cuneiform Inscriptions or Böhl Collection is a collection of clay tablets and other objects inscribed with cuneiform texts in Leiden, the Netherlands.
Description
editThe collection is named after its collector, Frans de Liagre Böhl. It comprises the largest collection of cuneiform tablets in the Netherlands. In addition to ca. 3,350 cuneiform objects (incl. seals), the collection incorporates a small number of objects from the ancient Near East and Egypt. The owner of the collection is The Netherlands Institute for the Near East in Leiden; the cuneiform tablets are available for consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room of Leiden University Libraries. A few objects from the Böhl Collection are on display in the permanent gallery "The Ancient Middle East" of the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden.
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Clay tablet from the library of Ashurbanipal (De Liagre Böhl Collection)
References
editFurther reading
edit- Kampman, A.A. (1973). "Die Leidener Tontafelsammlung Franz de Liagre Böhl". In Beek, M.A.; Kampman, A.A.; Nijland, C.; Ryckmans, J. (eds.). Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae Francisco Mario Theodoro de Liagre Böhl Dedicatae (in German). Leiden: Brill. pp. 214–233.
- Waerzeggers, C. (2024). "NINO's Böhl Collection of cuneiform tablets". In Vrolijk, A.; van Ommen, K.; Scheper, K.; Baarda, T. (eds.). Prophets, Poets and Scholars. The Collections of the Middle Eastern Library of Leiden University. Leiden: Leiden University Press. pp. 39–47. ISBN 9789087284077.
- van Zoest, C.H. (2014). "75 jaar NINO. Geschiedenis van het Instituut in hoofdlijnen". In Kaper, O.E.; Dercksen, J.G. (eds.). Waar de geschiedenis begon. Nederlandse onderzoekers in de ban van spijkerschrift, hiërogliefen en aardewerk. Uitgave naar aanleiding van het 75-jarig bestaan van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1939-2014 (in Dutch). Leiden: NINO. pp. 3–29. ISBN 978-90-6258-248-8.
External links
edit- Website of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East: page "De Liagre Böhl Collection"
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative website: all tablets and seals of the Böhl Collection in the CDLI