CT 49, 139 (P481970)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 033666

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)
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	P481970
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P481970

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033666
Accession Number	Rm 4, 223

References

primary: CT 49, 139

[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. 604

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 19:40:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	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, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481970.

CT 49, 139 artifact entry (No. P481970). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481970 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 139 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481970 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {CT 49, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481970},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481970
LB  - CDLI:P481970
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - CT 49, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481970
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 139 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P481970.

CT 49, 139 artifact entry (No. P481970). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481970 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 139 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481970 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {CT 49, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P481970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481970},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P481970
LB  - CDLI:P481970
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - CT 49, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481970
ER  -