1881-02-04, 0148 unpublished unassigned ? (P452329)

Bulla excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Aramaic

Measurements

48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Aramaic

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20130621 bmcat: clay tablet: a conical (docket) containing fourteen lines of Aramaic inscription. The upper edge of the tablet has three fingernail impressions and two impressions made perhaps by beads, instead of seal impressions.

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Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number 1881-02-04, 0148

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 1881,0204.148
Ashurbanipal Library Project (AsbP) P452329
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0204-148

References

  • primary: Art & Empire, no. 213

    [ArtEmpire1995] Curtis, John B., and Julian E. Reade, eds. 1995. Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Musuem. British Museum Press.

  • history: Arte e Imperio

    [ArteImperio1994] Curtis, John B., and Julian E. Reade, eds. 1994. Tesoros de Asiria En El Museo Britanico: Arte e Imperio.

  • history: Bezold C 1896a

    [Bezold1896a] Bezold, Carl. 1896. Vol. 4. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets in the Kouyunjik Collection of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:56:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:54:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:50:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-27 at 13:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-05 at 19:29:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Stadhouders, Henry CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“1881-02-04, 0148 Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452329.
1881-02-04, 0148 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P452329). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452329 (Original work published 2013)
1881-02-04, 0148 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452329 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“1881-02-04, 0148 Unpublished Unassigned ? Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P452329.
1881-02-04, 0148 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (No. P452329). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452329 (Original work published 2013)
1881-02-04, 0148 unpublished unassigned ? artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452329 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452329},
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