CT 49, 186 (P482017)

Business / Contracts 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 032999 + BM 033026 + BM 033038 + BM 033053a

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Dialogue conttract about the employment of astrologers)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Dialogue conttract about the employment of astrologers)
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	P482017 P556572 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P482017

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032999 + BM 033026 + BM 033038 + BM 033053a
Accession Number	1878-05-31, 088 + 1878-10-15, 0007 + 1878-10-15, 0019 + 1878-10-15, 0039

References

primary: CT 49, 186

[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. 611

[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 19:35:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 19:53:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-21 at 13:52:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-11 at 19:02:49	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, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482017.

CT 49, 186 artifact entry (No. P482017). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482017 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 186 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482017 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {CT 49, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482017},
}

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TI  - CT 49, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482017
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 49, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P482017.

CT 49, 186 artifact entry (No. P482017). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P482017 (Original work published 2015)

CT 49, 186 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P482017 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {CT 49, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P482017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P482017},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P482017
LB  - CDLI:P482017
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CT 49, 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P482017
ER  -