CT 49, 131 (P481962)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 042666

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced
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

CDLI number	P481962
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P481962

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 042666
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 0428

References

primary: CT 49, 131

[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. 587

[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, 714

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-14 at 15:31:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 10:47:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 19:23:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 17:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2015-10-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481962.

CT 49, 131 artifact entry (No. P481962). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481962 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 131 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481962 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {CT 49, 131 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481962},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481962.

CT 49, 131 artifact entry (No. P481962). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481962 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 131 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481962 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {CT 49, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481962},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481962},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481962
LB  - CDLI:P481962
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CT 49, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481962
ER  -