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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Metadata history

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

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P257538

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 170.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 034660 + BM 036313
Accession Number 1880-06-17, 0039 + Sp 2, 0143

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.36313
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1880-0617-39

References

  • 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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-07 at 09:03:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-22 at 18:23:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-18 at 18:29:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-18 at 18:25:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-18 at 15:04:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-30 at 13:56:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-17 at 18:44:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: May 19, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {BCHP 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
}


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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: May 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 7},
	title = {BCHP 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257538},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P257538
LB  - CDLI:P257538
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - BCHP 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257538
ER  -
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