CT 49, 137 (P481968)

Administrative tablet 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 067387

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)
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	P481968
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P481968

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 067387
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 07383

References

primary: CT 49, 137

[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. 598

[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, 729

[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
2025-09-29 at 14:48:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-21 at 16:03:58	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 19:28:58	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481968.

CT 49, 137 artifact entry (No. P481968). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481968 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 137 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481968 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {CT 49, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481968
LB  - CDLI:P481968
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - CT 49, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481968
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 137 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481968.

CT 49, 137 artifact entry (No. P481968). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481968 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 137 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481968 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {CT 49, 137 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481968},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481968},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481968
LB  - CDLI:P481968
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - CT 49, 137 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481968
ER  -