BM 047490 (P554812)

Literary tablet 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 047490

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Lexical > Sign list

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary, Lexical > Sign list
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 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	P554812
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554812

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 047490
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0195

References

history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 520

[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
2025-12-01 at 16:08:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-23 at 09:14:13	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

“BM 047490 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554812.

BM 047490 artifact entry (No. P554812). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554812 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047490 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554812 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 047490 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554812.

BM 047490 artifact entry (No. P554812). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554812 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047490 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554812 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 047490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554812},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - BM 047490 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554812
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