BHCP 6 (P257540)

Annals and Chronicle 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 032248 + BM 032456 + BM 032477 + BM 032543

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display > Annals and Chronicle (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display > Annals and Chronicle (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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P257540

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 100.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Good)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 032248 + BM 032456 + BM 032477 + BM 032543
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1975 + 1876-11-17, 2193 + 1876-11-17, 2214 + 1876-11-17, 2285 + 1876-11-17 unnumbered

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.32248
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1876-1117-1975

References

  • primary: BCHP, 06

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-06 at 10:58:49 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-10-29 at 22:09:26 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 Artifacts

“BHCP 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257540.
BHCP 6 artifact entry (No. P257540). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257540 (Original work published 2005)
BHCP 6 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257540 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {BHCP 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257540},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BHCP 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257540.
BHCP 6 artifact entry (No. P257540). (2025, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257540 (Original work published 2005)
BHCP 6 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257540 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2025BHCP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {BHCP 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257540},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P257540
LB  - CDLI:P257540
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - BHCP 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257540
ER  -
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