BM 046585 (P570474)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 046585

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28 no. 31 lists seals no. B118, B120

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026942 (composite) (P573510)	S026942	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P570474
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P570474

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 046585
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0051

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 31

[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
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-04 at 09:29:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-04 at 09:23:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:03:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-22 at 13:35:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 046585 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570474.

BM 046585 artifact entry (No. P570474). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570474 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046585 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570474 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046585 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570474.

BM 046585 artifact entry (No. P570474). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570474 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046585 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570474 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570474},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570474},
}

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