Bab Arch 2, no. 47 (P566888)

Legal tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077474

Period

Provenience

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28, no. 30 lists seal no. B115

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	P566888
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P566888

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077474
Accession Number

References

primary: Bab Arch 2, no. 47

[Wunsch2003BabArch2] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2003. Urkunden Zum Ehe-, Vermögens- Und Erbrecht Aus Verschiedenen Neubabylonischen Archiven. Babylonische Archive 2. Dresden : Islet.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 30

[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
2025-09-04 at 08:54:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:13:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-18 at 08:57:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, No. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566888.

Bab Arch 2, no. 47 artifact entry (No. P566888). (2025, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566888 (Original work published 2025)

Bab Arch 2, no. 47 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566888 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 4},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, no. 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P566888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P566888},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Bab Arch 2, No. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566888.

Bab Arch 2, no. 47 artifact entry (No. P566888). (2025, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566888 (Original work published 2025)

Bab Arch 2, no. 47 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566888 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 4},
	title = {Bab {Arch} 2, no. 47 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P566888},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P566888},
}

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DA  - 2025/9/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P566888
LB  - CDLI:P566888
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - Bab Arch 2, no. 47 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P566888
ER  -