BM 016617 (P583053)

Administrative tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016617

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
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	P583053
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P583053

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 016617
Accession Number	1892-06-16, 0153

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 412a

[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
2025-09-28 at 19:11:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016617 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583053.

BM 016617 artifact entry (No. P583053). (2025, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583053

BM 016617 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583053 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	month = {sep 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583053},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016617 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583053.

BM 016617 artifact entry (No. P583053). (2025, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583053

BM 016617 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583053 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {BM 016617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583053},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583053},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P583053
LB  - CDLI:P583053
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 016617 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P583053
ER  -