BCHP 03 (P257538)

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 034660 + BM 036313

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

170.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 170.0 high × 65.0 wide
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
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  • primary: BCHP, 3

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

  • history: Glassner, Chronicles , 242-246

    [Glassner2004Chronicles] Glassner, Jean-Jacques. 2004. Mesopotamian Chronicles [Chroniques Mésopotamiennes]. Edited by Benjamin R. Foster. Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta.

    (CM no. 30)

  • history: TCS 5, Chronicle 10

    [Grayson1975TCS5] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1975. Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles (ABC). Vol. 5. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y : J. J. Augustin.

    photographs plate xviii

  • history: G.F. Del Monte, Testi dalla Babilonia Ellenistica. Volume I. Testi Cronografici (Studi ellenistici 9) (1997, Pisa, Roma) 183-194

    [sec47364] N.d.

  • history: BHT, 124-149

    [Smith1924BHT] Smith, Sidney. 1924. Babylonian Historical Texts Relating to the Capture and Downfall of Babylon. London : Methuen & Co., ltd.

    copy plates xv – xvii

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 034660 + BM 036313
  • Accession No.: 1880-06-17, 0039 + Sp 2, 0143

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-07 at 09:03:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-04-22 at 18:23:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-18 at 18:29:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-18 at 18:25:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-18 at 15:04:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-30 at 13:56:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-17 at 18:44:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“BCHP 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257538.
BCHP 03 artifact entry (No. P257538). (2025, May 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257538 (Original work published 2005)
BCHP 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257538 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2025BCHP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {BCHP 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P257538
LB  - CDLI:P257538
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - BCHP 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257538
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCHP 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257538.
BCHP 03 artifact entry (No. P257538). (2025, May 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257538 (Original work published 2005)
BCHP 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257538 (Accessed: October 22, 2025).
@misc{2025BCHP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {BCHP 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P257538
LB  - CDLI:P257538
M1  - 2025/10/22/
TI  - BCHP 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257538
ER  -
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