CT 49, 128 (P481959)

Letter 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034550

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 49, 128

    [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: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 156, 196-7

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 034550
  • Accession No.: Sp 2, 0022

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.059.09.10
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-21 at 07:48:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-21 at 07:17:27 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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Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481959.
CT 49, 128 artifact entry (No. P481959). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481959 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 128 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481959 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481959
LB  - CDLI:P481959
M1  - 2025/8/26/
TI  - CT 49, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481959
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481959.
CT 49, 128 artifact entry (No. P481959). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481959 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 128 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481959 (Accessed: August 26, 2025).
@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CT 49, 128 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481959
LB  - CDLI:P481959
M1  - 2025/8/26/
TI  - CT 49, 128 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481959
ER  - 
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