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BM 046587 (P554799)

Business / Contracts tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 046587

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

history: Nisaba 28, no. 592

[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, 346

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 046587
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:47:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-19 at 10:35:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-11 at 19:08:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved

External Resources

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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046587 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554799.

BM 046587 artifact entry (No. P554799). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554799 (Original work published 2024)

BM 046587 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554799 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046587 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554799.

BM 046587 artifact entry (No. P554799). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554799 (Original work published 2024)

BM 046587 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554799 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554799},
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