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.[1] It comprises the largest collection of cuneiform tablets in the Netherlands.[2] In addition to 3355 cuneiform objects (including seals),[3] the collection incorporates a small number of objects from the ancient Near East and Egypt.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2]
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Clay tablet from the library of Ashurbanipal (De Liagre Böhl Collection)
References
edit- ^ a b Waal, W.; van Zoest, C.H., eds. (2024). Highlights from the NINO Collections. The Netherlands Institute for the Near East presents selected objects from its collections and archives (pdf). Leiden: The Netherlands Institute for the Near East. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-90-6258-249-5.
- ^ a b c "De Liagre Böhl Collection". The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Search results (tablets and seals of the Böhl Collection in the CDLI)". Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
Further 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.