Böhl Collection Explained

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.^[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. 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]

Further reading

• Book: Kampman, A.A. . 1973 . Die Leidener Tontafelsammlung Franz de Liagre Böhl . Symbolae Biblicae et Mesopotamicae Francisco Mario Theodoro de Liagre Böhl Dedicatae . Beek . M.A. . Kampman . A.A. . Nijland . C. . Ryckmans . J. . 214-233 . de . Leiden . Brill .
• Book: Waerzeggers, C. . 2024 . NINO's Böhl Collection of cuneiform tablets . Prophets, Poets and Scholars. The Collections of the Middle Eastern Library of Leiden University . Vrolijk . A. . van Ommen . K. . Scheper . K. . Baarda . T. . 39-47 . en . Leiden . Leiden University Press . 9789087284077.
• Book: van Zoest, C.H. . 2014 . 75 jaar NINO. Geschiedenis van het Instituut in hoofdlijnen . 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 . Kaper . O.E. . Dercksen . J.G. . 3-29 . nl . Leiden . NINO . 978-90-6258-248-8.

Notes and References

1. Book: Waal . W. . van Zoest . C.H. . 2024 . Highlights from the NINO Collections. The Netherlands Institute for the Near East presents selected objects from its collections and archives . pdf . en . Leiden . The Netherlands Institute for the Near East . 978-90-6258-249-5 . 25-26.
2. Web site: De Liagre Böhl Collection . . The Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden . 8 November 2024.
3. Web site: Search results (tablets and seals of the Böhl Collection in the CDLI) . . . 8 November 2024.