CT 49, 179 (P482010)

Partnership Contracts 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 033749

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Partnership Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P482010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033749
Accession Number Rm 4, 307

References

  • primary: CT 49, 179

    [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. 591

    [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, 757

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-29 at 16:30:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-28 at 19:40:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-18 at 15:20:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 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
2024-12-09 at 17:26:56 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 Artifacts

“CT 49, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482010.
CT 49, 179 artifact entry (No. P482010). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482010 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 179 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482010 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	title = {CT 49, 179 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482010},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482010.
CT 49, 179 artifact entry (No. P482010). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482010 (Original work published 2015)
CT 49, 179 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482010 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 29},
	title = {CT 49, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482010},
}

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PY  - 2025
ID  - P482010
LB  - CDLI:P482010
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CT 49, 179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482010
ER  - 
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