BM 100977 (P555583)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 100977

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

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
Accounting Period

Seals

stamp seal

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	P555583
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555583

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 100977
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 20, 365, seal A39

[Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-01-01 at 19:05:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-23 at 11:53:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 100977 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555583.

BM 100977 artifact entry (No. P555583). (2025, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555583 (Original work published 2024)

BM 100977 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555583 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	month = {jan 1},
	title = {BM 100977 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555583},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P555583
LB  - CDLI:P555583
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 100977 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555583
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 100977 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555583.

BM 100977 artifact entry (No. P555583). (2025, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555583 (Original work published 2024)

BM 100977 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555583 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {BM 100977 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555583},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P555583
LB  - CDLI:P555583
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - BM 100977 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555583
ER  -