CT 44, 78 (P345583)

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

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078228

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

-

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/P345583

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 078228
Accession Number 1888-05-12 Bu, 0083

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.78228
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1888-0512-Bu-83

References

  • primary: CT 44, 78

    [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. 354

    [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: BM Stamp Seals 3, 483

    [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 10:01:26 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
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, 78 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345583.
CT 44, 78 artifact entry (No. P345583). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345583 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 78 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345583 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	month = {jan 6},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345583},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345583
LB  - CDLI:P345583
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CT 44, 78 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 44, 78 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345583.
CT 44, 78 artifact entry (No. P345583). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345583 (Original work published 2006)
CT 44, 78 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345583 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {CT 44, 78 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345583},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345583
LB  - CDLI:P345583
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CT 44, 78 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345583
ER  -
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