BM 054691 (P578959)

Administrative tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054691

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P578959
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P578959

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 054691
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 1015

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 318

[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
2025-09-29 at 10:32:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-18 at 15:40:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 054691 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P578959.

BM 054691 artifact entry (No. P578959). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578959 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054691 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578959 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 054691 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P578959.

BM 054691 artifact entry (No. P578959). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578959 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054691 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578959 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {BM 054691 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P578959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578959},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 054691 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P578959
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