Abraham, BPPE 066 (P553493)
Receipt tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 032858Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative > Receipt (Receipts)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Abraham, BPPE, no. 066
[Abraham2004BPPE] Abraham, Kathleen. 2004. Business and Politics under the Persian Empire : The Financial Dealings of Marduk-Nāṣir-Apli of the House of Egibi (521-487 B.C.E.). Bethesda, MD : CDL Press.
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history: Nisaba 28, no. 175
[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.
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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 457
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 032858
- Accession No.: 1877-04-17, 0009
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Darius.31.07.13
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| 2025-12-27 at 14:43:28 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-11-29 at 16:41:44 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-06-13 at 15:12:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-24 at 15:44:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-11-29 at 20:02:15 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2025Abraham,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
year = {2025},
month = {dec 27},
title = {Abraham, {BPPE} 066 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P553493},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553493},
}
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