CT 49, 165 (P481996)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078930

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (marriage agreement)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (marriage agreement)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P481996

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 078930
Accession Number 1888-05-12, 0116

References

  • primary: CT 49, 165

    [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. 629

    [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, 652

    [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.

  • history: AOAT 222, 38

    [Roth1989AOAT222] Roth, Martha T. 1989. Babylonian Marriage Agreements : 7th-3rd Centuries B.C. Vol. 222. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament.

  • citation: OBO 218, n. 48

    [Zawadzki2006OBO218] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 1 Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218. Academic Press Fribourg Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-13 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-29 at 14:48:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-10 at 16:19:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-09 at 19:23:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-10-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481996.
CT 49, 165 artifact entry (No. P481996). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481996 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 165 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481996 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481996},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 49, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P481996.
CT 49, 165 artifact entry (No. P481996). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P481996 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 165 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P481996 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 13},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P481996},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P481996
LB  - CDLI:P481996
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CT 49, 165 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P481996
ER  - 
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