RA 85, 55 (P554842)

Legal tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), 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 054091

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 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	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.04.--.--
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	P554842
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554842

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 054091
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0212

References

primary: RA 85 (pp. 49-62), 55

[Stolper1991RA85] Stolper, Matthew W. 1991. “A Property in Bīt Pāniya.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 85: 49–62.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 232

[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, 485

[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
2026-01-04 at 15:43:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 09:07:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-12 at 09:37:55	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

“RA 85, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554842.

RA 85, 55 artifact entry (No. P554842). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554842 (Original work published 2024)

RA 85, 55 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554842 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {RA 85, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554842},
}

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DA  - 2026/1/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P554842
LB  - CDLI:P554842
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - RA 85, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554842
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RA 85, 55 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554842.

RA 85, 55 artifact entry (No. P554842). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554842 (Original work published 2024)

RA 85, 55 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554842 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {RA 85, 55 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554842},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P554842
LB  - CDLI:P554842
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - RA 85, 55 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554842
ER  -