BM 068610 (P554887)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 068610

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	P554887
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554887

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 068610
Accession Number

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 548

[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, 639

[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.
citation: Iraq 36 (pp. 5-28), p. 27, no. 9

[Barnett1974Iraq36] Barnett, Richard David, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1974. “Charles Bellino and the Beginnings of Assyriology.” Iraq 36 (1): 5–28.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-09-30 at 14:34:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	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 Artifact

“BM 068610 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554887.

BM 068610 artifact entry (No. P554887). (2025, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554887 (Original work published 2024)

BM 068610 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554887 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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DA  - 2025/9/30/
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TI  - BM 068610 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 068610 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554887.

BM 068610 artifact entry (No. P554887). (2025, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554887 (Original work published 2024)

BM 068610 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554887 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {BM 068610 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554887},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554887},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/30/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P554887
LB  - CDLI:P554887
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 068610 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554887
ER  -