BM 033892 (P556584)

Receipt 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 033892

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt
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	P556584
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556584

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 033892
Accession Number	Rm 4, 454

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 664

[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
2025-11-29 at 16:41:44	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 033892 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556584.

BM 033892 artifact entry (No. P556584). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556584 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033892 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556584 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	month = {nov 29},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556584},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/29/
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 033892 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556584.

BM 033892 artifact entry (No. P556584). (2025, November 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556584 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033892 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556584 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 29},
	title = {BM 033892 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556584},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556584},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556584
LB  - CDLI:P556584
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 033892 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556584
ER  -