BM 047774 (P554813)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 047774

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 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	P554813
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554813

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 047774
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0479

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 331

[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, 599

[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
2026-04-19 at 09:38:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 19:53:38	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 047774 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554813.

BM 047774 artifact entry (No. P554813). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554813 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047774 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554813 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 047774 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554813.

BM 047774 artifact entry (No. P554813). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554813 (Original work published 2024)

BM 047774 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554813 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 047774 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554813},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554813},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P554813
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 047774 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554813
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