BM 030179 (P556552)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030179

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (promissory note for silver)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (promissory note for silver)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.06.20
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	P556552
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P556552

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030179
Accession Number	1851-01-01, 0165n

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 683

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-27 at 11:09:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 18:54:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 030179 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556552.

BM 030179 artifact entry (No. P556552). (2025, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556552 (Original work published 2025)

BM 030179 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556552 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {BM 030179 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556552},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/27/
PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P556552
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 030179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556552
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 030179 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556552.

BM 030179 artifact entry (No. P556552). (2025, November 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556552 (Original work published 2025)

BM 030179 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556552 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 27},
	title = {BM 030179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556552
LB  - CDLI:P556552
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 030179 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556552
ER  -