CT 49, 171 (P482002)

Letter tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 045631

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.---.--.--
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P482002
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P482002

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Mūrānu
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 045631
Accession Number	1881-07-06, 0024

References

primary: CT 49, 171

[Kennedy1968CT49] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1968. Late-Babylonian Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 49. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 679

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.
history: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 156, 199

[Jursa2006-WHGR2H5M] Jursa, Michael. 2006. “Agricultural Management, Tax Farming and Banking: Aspects of Entrepreneurial Activity in Babylonia in the Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods.” In La Transition Entre l’empire Achéménide et Les Royaumes Hellénistiques (Vers 350-300 Av. J.-C.), 9:137–222. Persika. Paris: De Boccard.
history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 648

[Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-21 at 09:15:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-21 at 09:00:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-20 at 09:51:12	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 10:47:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 19:23:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 17:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-10-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482002.

CT 49, 171 artifact entry (No. P482002). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482002 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 171 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482002 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 171 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482002},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 171 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482002.

CT 49, 171 artifact entry (No. P482002). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482002 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 171 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482002 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482002},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P482002
LB  - CDLI:P482002
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CT 49, 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482002
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