CT 49, 172 (P482003)

Legal 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 035806

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
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	P482003
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P482003

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 035806
Accession Number	Sp 3, 0334 + Sp 3, 0431

References

primary: CT 49, 172

[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. 554

[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, 175, 199-200

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-05-21 at 07:48:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-04-26 at 17:45:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	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, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482003.

CT 49, 172 artifact entry (No. P482003). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482003 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 172 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482003 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482003},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P482003
LB  - CDLI:P482003
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 49, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482003
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 172 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482003.

CT 49, 172 artifact entry (No. P482003). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482003 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 172 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482003 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482003},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P482003
LB  - CDLI:P482003
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - CT 49, 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482003
ER  -