AOAT 254, no. 17 (P554845)

Legal tablet 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 054555

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

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
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	P554845
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554845

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 054555
Accession Number

References

primary: AOAT 254, no. 17

[Jursa1998AOAT254] Jursa, Michael. 1998. Der Tempelzehnt in Babylonien : Vom Siebenten Bis Zum Dritten Jahrhundert v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 254. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 558

[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, 660

[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
2025-09-28 at 09:28:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-05 at 14:21:07	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
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-12 at 11:05:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 254, No. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554845.

AOAT 254, no. 17 artifact entry (No. P554845). (2025, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554845 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 254, no. 17 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554845 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 254, No. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554845.

AOAT 254, no. 17 artifact entry (No. P554845). (2025, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554845 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 254, no. 17 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554845 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554845},
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