CT 49, 115 (P480033)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 031473

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts
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/P480033

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 031473
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1200

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.31473
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1876-1117-1200

References

  • primary: CT 49, 115

    [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. 570

    [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: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 140-143

    [Jursa2006-WHGR2H5M] Jursa, Michael. 2006. “Agricultural Management, Tax Farming and Banking: Aspects of Entrepreneurial Activity in Babylonia in the Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods.” In La Transition Entre l’empire Achéménide et Les Royaumes Hellénistiques (Vers 350-300 Av. J.-C.), 9:137–222. Persika. Paris: De Boccard.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 19:29:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-21 at 07:48:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-20 at 16:54:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2015-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480033.
CT 49, 115 artifact entry (No. P480033). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480033 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 115 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480033 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480033},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P480033.
CT 49, 115 artifact entry (No. P480033). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P480033 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 115 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P480033 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {CT 49, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P480033},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P480033},
}


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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P480033
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - CT 49, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P480033
ER  -
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