CT 44, 77 (P345582)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite
Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078195

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345582

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078195
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0030

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78195
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-30

References

  • primary: CT 44, 77

    [Pinches1963CT44] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1963. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 44. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 353

    [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.

  • history: Dandamaev, Slavery, no. 92, p. 522

    [Dandamaev1984slavery] Dandamayev, Muhammad A. 1984. Slavery in Babylonia, from Nabopolassar to Alexander the Great (626-331 B.C.). DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 484

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-06 at 15:57:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-21 at 09:59:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-21 at 09:37:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-09 at 16:11:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-19 at 11:15:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 44, 77 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345582.
CT 44, 77 artifact entry (No. P345582). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345582 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 77 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345582 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {CT 44, 77 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345582},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345582
LB  - CDLI:P345582
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 44, 77 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345582
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 44, 77 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345582.
CT 44, 77 artifact entry (No. P345582). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345582 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 77 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345582 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {CT 44, 77 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345582},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345582
LB  - CDLI:P345582
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CT 44, 77 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345582
ER  -
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