BM 077815 (P573133)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077815

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.29.06.01
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28, seals A105, B102

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026917 (composite) (P573169)	S026917	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P573133
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P573133

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077815
Accession Number	1885-04-30, 0004

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 53

[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.
history: CRRAI 45/2, 197-213, 206, fig. 5, seal 1

[RN9210] Baker, Heather D., and Cornelia Wunsch. 2001. “Neo-Babylonian Notaries and Their Use of Seals.” In Seals and Seal Impressions. Proceedings of the XLVe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Part II. Yale University, edited by William W. Hallo and Irene J. Winter, 197–213. Bethesda, MD: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-08-26 at 13:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-26 at 13:31:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 10:43:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 077815 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573133.

BM 077815 artifact entry (No. P573133). (2025, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573133 (Original work published 2025)

BM 077815 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573133 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 077815 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573133.

BM 077815 artifact entry (No. P573133). (2025, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573133 (Original work published 2025)

BM 077815 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573133 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	month = {aug 26},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573133},
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