BM 046545 (P556673)

Purchase and sale 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 046545

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.23.05.--
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	P556673
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556673

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 046545
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0011

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 128

[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
2026-04-19 at 09:38:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 20:06:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	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 046545 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556673.

BM 046545 artifact entry (No. P556673). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556673 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046545 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556673 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	month = {apr 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556673},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046545 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556673.

BM 046545 artifact entry (No. P556673). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556673 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046545 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556673 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 046545 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556673},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556673},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556673
LB  - CDLI:P556673
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 046545 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556673
ER  -