BM 033008 (P554756)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033008

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.08.01.19
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	P554756
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554756

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 033008
Accession Number

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 186

[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, 368

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-15 at 16:51:14	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
2024-12-19 at 10:35:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 19:08:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033008 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554756.

BM 033008 artifact entry (No. P554756). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554756 (Original work published 2024)

BM 033008 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554756 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	month = {dec 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554756},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/15/
PY  - 2025
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TI  - BM 033008 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 033008 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554756.

BM 033008 artifact entry (No. P554756). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554756 (Original work published 2024)

BM 033008 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554756 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {BM 033008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554756},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P554756
LB  - CDLI:P554756
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 033008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554756
ER  -