BM 040957 (P556649)

Business / Contracts tablet dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040957

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes2/3.09+.--.--
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	P556649
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556649

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040957
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0504

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 270

[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
2026-01-02 at 16:23:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:42:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-20 at 15:07:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 13:33:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 040957 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556649.

BM 040957 artifact entry (No. P556649). (2026, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556649 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040957 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556649 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 040957 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556649.

BM 040957 artifact entry (No. P556649). (2026, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556649 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040957 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556649 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 2},
	title = {BM 040957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556649},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556649},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P556649
LB  - CDLI:P556649
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BM 040957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556649
ER  -