CT 49, 059 (P479977)

Administrative tablet 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 046732

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P479977

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 046732
Accession Number 1881-08-30, 0198

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.46732
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0830-198

References

  • primary: CT 49, 59

    [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. 463

    [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, 624

    [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
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22 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 10:47:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479977.
CT 49, 059 artifact entry (No. P479977). (2025, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479977 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 059 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479977 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	month = {feb 4},
	title = {CT 49, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479977},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P479977.
CT 49, 059 artifact entry (No. P479977). (2025, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P479977 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 059 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P479977 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 4},
	title = {CT 49, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P479977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P479977},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P479977
LB  - CDLI:P479977
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 49, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P479977
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