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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

The collection is named after its collector, Frans de Liagre Böhl. It comprises the largest collection of cuneiform tablets in the Netherlands. In addition to 3355 cuneiform objects (including 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.

  • Clay tablet from the library of Ashurbanipal (De Liagre Böhl Collection) Clay tablet from the library of Ashurbanipal (De Liagre Böhl Collection)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "De Liagre Böhl Collection". The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. "Search results (tablets and seals of the Böhl Collection in the CDLI)". Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

Further reading

  • 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.
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