BM 132290 (P556753)

Legal tablet 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 132290

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (payment of tithe)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (payment of tithe)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	Alexander
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	P556753 P556759 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556753

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 132290
Accession Number	1958-04-12, 0024

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 630

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-04-21 at 13:55:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-06 at 11:18:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 132290 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556753.

BM 132290 artifact entry (No. P556753). (2025, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556753 (Original work published 2025)

BM 132290 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556753 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 21},
	title = {BM 132290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556753},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556753
LB  - CDLI:P556753
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 132290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556753
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 132290 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556753.

BM 132290 artifact entry (No. P556753). (2025, April 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556753 (Original work published 2025)

BM 132290 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556753 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 21},
	title = {BM 132290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556753},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556753},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556753
LB  - CDLI:P556753
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - BM 132290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556753
ER  -