BM 048249 (P550452)

Tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 048249

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P550452
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P550452

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 048249
Accession Number	1881-11-13, 0959

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-04-19 at 09:44:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-20 at 18:31:59	Lenzi, Alan	Artifact metadata	Lenzi, Alan		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 048249 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P550452.

BM 048249 artifact entry (No. P550452). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550452 (Original work published 2024)

BM 048249 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550452 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 048249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550452},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P550452
LB  - CDLI:P550452
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - BM 048249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550452
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 048249 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P550452.

BM 048249 artifact entry (No. P550452). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550452 (Original work published 2024)

BM 048249 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550452 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 048249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550452},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550452},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P550452
LB  - CDLI:P550452
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - BM 048249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550452
ER  -