AOAT 222, 42 (P453515)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 076968

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (marriage agreement)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (marriage agreement)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 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/P453515

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
BM 076972 is a duplicate of this tablet

Provenance

Provenience Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 076968
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.76968
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-AH-2340

References

  • primary: AOAT 222, 42

    [Roth1989AOAT222] Roth, Martha T. 1989. Babylonian Marriage Agreements : 7th-3rd Centuries B.C. Vol. 222. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 594

    [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, 724

    [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
2025-09-29 at 14:48:20 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
2024-06-26 at 09:09:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2023-01-20 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
2013-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 222, 42 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453515.
AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry (No. P453515). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453515 (Original work published 2013)
AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453515 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453515},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 222, 42 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P453515.
AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry (No. P453515). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453515 (Original work published 2013)
AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453515 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453515},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453515},
}


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DA  - 2025/9/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P453515
LB  - CDLI:P453515
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - AOAT 222, 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453515
ER  -
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