Persika 9, 207 (P556556)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 031454

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 207

    [Jursa2006-WHGR2H5M] Jursa, Michael. 2006. “Agricultural Management, Tax Farming and Banking: Aspects of Entrepreneurial Activity in Babylonia in the Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Periods.” In La Transition Entre l’empire Achéménide et Les Royaumes Hellénistiques (Vers 350-300 Av. J.-C.), 9:137–222. Persika. Paris: De Boccard.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 569

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 031454
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1181

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.---.03.--
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-21 at 07:48:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-21 at 07:17:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-03 at 18:54:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Persika 9, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556556.
Persika 9, 207 artifact entry (No. P556556). (2025, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556556 (Original work published 2025)
Persika 9, 207 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556556 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {Persika 9, 207 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556556},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556556},
}


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