BM 136872 (P556754)

Tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 136872

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius2.12.--.--
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	P556754
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556754

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 136872
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 533

[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
2026-01-01 at 15:19:03	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 136872 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556754.

BM 136872 artifact entry (No. P556754). (2026, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556754 (Original work published 2025)

BM 136872 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556754 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {BM 136872 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556754
LB  - CDLI:P556754
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - BM 136872 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556754
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 136872 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556754.

BM 136872 artifact entry (No. P556754). (2026, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556754 (Original work published 2025)

BM 136872 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556754 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {BM 136872 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556754
LB  - CDLI:P556754
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - BM 136872 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556754
ER  -