CT 49, 122 & 123 (P481954)

Letter tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 047329 & BM 047316 + BM 047323

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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    seal impression on envelope

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  • primary: CT 49, 122 & 123

    [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. 669

    [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, 156, 191-192

    [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.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 687

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 047329 & BM 047316 + BM 047323
  • Accession No.: 1881-08-30, 0580a & 1881-08-30, 0567a + 1881-08-30, 0574a

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.054.09.11
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-21 at 09:19:31 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-21 at 09:15:13 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-21 at 09:00:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 19:23:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 17:26:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-10-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 49, 122 & 123 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481954.
CT 49, 122 & 123 artifact entry (No. P481954). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481954 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 122 & 123 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481954 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).
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	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 122 & 123 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481954},
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