Persika 9, 156, 191-192 (P554785)

Legal tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), 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 042380

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

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	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.135.--.--
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	P554785
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554785

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 042380
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 0140

References

primary: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 201-202, 214

[Jursa2006-WHGR2H5M] Jursa, Michael. 2006. “Agricultural Management, Tax Farming and Banking: Aspects of Entrepreneurial Activity in Babylonia in the Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods.” In La Transition Entre l’empire Achéménide et Les Royaumes Hellénistiques (Vers 350-300 Av. J.-C.), 9:137–222. Persika. Paris: De Boccard.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 603

[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, 734

[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
2025-05-22 at 09:55:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-21 at 09:15:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-21 at 09:00:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22	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 Artifacts

“Persika 9, 156, 191-192 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554785.

Persika 9, 156, 191-192 artifact entry (No. P554785). (2025, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554785 (Original work published 2024)

Persika 9, 156, 191-192 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554785 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554785},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Persika 9, 156, 191-192 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554785.

Persika 9, 156, 191-192 artifact entry (No. P554785). (2025, May 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554785 (Original work published 2024)

Persika 9, 156, 191-192 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554785 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 22},
	title = {Persika 9, 156, 191-192 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554785},
}

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