BM 050132 (P556690)

Legal tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), 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 050132

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

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	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes2/3.08.04.22
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	P556690
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556690

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 050132
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 1123

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 269

[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.
citation: Iraq 54 (pp. 119-139), 139

[Stolper1992Iraq54] Stolper, Matthew W. 1992. “Late Achaemenid Texts from Dilbat.” Iraq 54: 119–39.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-26 at 11:44:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 09:37:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 15:30:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 050132 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556690.

BM 050132 artifact entry (No. P556690). (2025, December 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556690 (Original work published 2025)

BM 050132 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556690 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 26},
	title = {BM 050132 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/26/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556690
LB  - CDLI:P556690
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 050132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 050132 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556690.

BM 050132 artifact entry (No. P556690). (2025, December 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556690 (Original work published 2025)

BM 050132 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556690 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 26},
	title = {BM 050132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/26/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556690
LB  - CDLI:P556690
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - BM 050132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556690
ER  -