BM 040577 (P566756)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 040577Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Legal declaration)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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citation: JCS 35 (pp. 1-90), K.143
[Brinkman1983JCS35] Brinkman, John A., and Douglas A. Kennedy. 1983. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: A Survey of Dated Babylonian Economic Texts, 721-626 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1–2): 1–90.
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- Museum No.: BM 040577
- Accession No.: 1881-04-28, 0119
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šamaš-šum-ukin.20.05.30
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| 2025-10-11 at 19:08:43 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-10-10 at 18:30:21 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-19 at 07:54:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-18 at 18:28:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-18 at 09:46:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-17 at 19:33:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-17 at 19:09:04 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 040577 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566756.
BM 040577 artifact entry (No. P566756). (2025, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566756 (Original work published 2025)
BM 040577 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566756 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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