BM 049400 (P568546)

Account tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049400

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (Account of sesame)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.9.40

    [Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

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  • Museum No.: BM 049400
  • Accession No.: 1882-03-23, 0391

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-01 at 16:06:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-18 at 06:55:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-06 at 15:05:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-07-17 at 18:53:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049400 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568546.
BM 049400 artifact entry (No. P568546). (2026, March 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568546 (Original work published 2025)
BM 049400 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568546 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568546},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049400 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568546.
BM 049400 artifact entry (No. P568546). (2026, March 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568546 (Original work published 2025)
BM 049400 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568546 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568546},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P568546
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TI  - BM 049400 artifact entry
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