CT 49, 039 (P479958)

Letter 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
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040890

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P479958

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 040890
Accession Number 1881-04-28, 0437

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.40890
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0428-437

References

  • primary: CT 49, 39

    [Kennedy1968CT49] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1968. Late-Babylonian Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 49. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 448

    [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, 616

    [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
2025-05-20 at 09:54:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-19 at 18:43:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 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
2015-03-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479958.
CT 49, 039 artifact entry (No. P479958). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479958 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479958 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479958},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479958.
CT 49, 039 artifact entry (No. P479958). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479958 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 039 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479958 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479958},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/15/
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