BM 047456 (P554809)

Letter tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 047456

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 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	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.09.02.14
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	P554809
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554809

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 047456
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0161

References

history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 522

[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
2026-04-19 at 09:38:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-02 at 17:33:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-19 at 10:35:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 19:08:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 047456 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554809.

BM 047456 artifact entry (No. P554809). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554809 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047456 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554809 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554809},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 047456 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554809.

BM 047456 artifact entry (No. P554809). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554809 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047456 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554809 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 047456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554809},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P554809
LB  - CDLI:P554809
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 047456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554809
ER  -