Persika 9, 210 (P556562)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 032225Period
Hellenistic (323-63 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (promissory note for silver)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 53-155, 175, 210
[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.
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history: Nisaba 28, no. 579
[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 032225
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1952
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
- Dates Referenced: HE.SE.056.--.17
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| 2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-21 at 07:48:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-20 at 19:05:54 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-02-03 at 18:54:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2025Persika,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
year = {2025},
month = {may 27},
title = {Persika 9, 210 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P556562},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556562},
}
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