BM 054278 (P573140)

Tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), 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 054278

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.16.12.02
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	P573140
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P573140

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 054278
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 35

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-28 at 15:18:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:18:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 054278 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573140.

BM 054278 artifact entry (No. P573140). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573140 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054278 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573140 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 054278 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573140.

BM 054278 artifact entry (No. P573140). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573140 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054278 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573140 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {BM 054278 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573140},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P573140
LB  - CDLI:P573140
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 054278 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573140
ER  -