BM 033817 (P556583)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033817

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
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	P556583
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556583

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 033817
Accession Number	Rm 4, 377

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 635

[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
2025-11-28 at 19:40:23	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

“BM 033817 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556583.

BM 033817 artifact entry (No. P556583). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556583 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033817 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556583 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556583},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 033817 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556583.

BM 033817 artifact entry (No. P556583). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556583 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033817 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556583 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 033817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556583},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556583
LB  - CDLI:P556583
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - BM 033817 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556583
ER  -