Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 (P556578)

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 033657

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	HE.SE.059.04.12
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	P556578
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556578

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033657
Accession Number	Rm 4, 214

References

primary: Persika 9, p. 137-222, 175, 195-6, 213

[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. 581

[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
2025-05-21 at 07:48:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-21 at 07:17:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 11:42:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-18 at 09:46:38	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 Artifact

“Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556578.

Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry (No. P556578). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556578 (Original work published 2025)

Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556578 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556578},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556578.

Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry (No. P556578). (2025, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556578 (Original work published 2025)

Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556578 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556578},
}

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DA  - 2025/5/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556578
LB  - CDLI:P556578
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - Persika 9, 175, 195-6, 213 artifact entry
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ER  -