BM 045416 (P570268)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 045416

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.33.07.06 ?
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026918 (composite) (P573170)	S026918	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P570268
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P570268

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 045416
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 3177

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 54

[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: AOAT 330 (pp. 365 - 380), 365-380

[Wunsch2005AOAT330] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2005. “The Sangû-Ninurta Archive.” In Approaching the Babylonian Economy: Proceedings of the START Project Symposium Held in Vienna, 1-3 July 2004 , edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa, 365–80. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 330.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-30 at 15:16:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-26 at 14:03:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:03:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-25 at 16:39:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-21 at 17:40:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 045416 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570268.

BM 045416 artifact entry (No. P570268). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570268 (Original work published 2025)

BM 045416 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570268 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 045416 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570268.

BM 045416 artifact entry (No. P570268). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570268 (Original work published 2025)

BM 045416 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570268 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 045416 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570268},
}

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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P570268
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BM 045416 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P570268
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