BCHP 02 (P257537)

Official or display tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 041080

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 35.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 35.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
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  • primary: BCHP, 02

    [vanderSpek2004BCHP] Spek, Robartus J. van der, and Irving L. Finkel. 2004. Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistic Period. Amsterdam.

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  • Museum No.: BM 041080
  • Accession No.: 1881-04-28, 0627

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-30 at 13:56:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-03-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“BCHP 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257537.
BCHP 02 artifact entry (No. P257537). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257537 (Original work published 2005)
BCHP 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257537 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BCHP 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257537},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BCHP 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257537.
BCHP 02 artifact entry (No. P257537). (2025, May 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257537 (Original work published 2005)
BCHP 02 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257537 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 19},
	title = {BCHP 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257537},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P257537
LB  - CDLI:P257537
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - BCHP 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257537
ER  - 
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