BM 062955 (P573144)

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 062955

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Xerxes.08.01.08
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	P573144
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P573144

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 062955
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 179

[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
2026-01-22 at 19:19:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-04 at 19:31:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:18:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 062955 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573144.

BM 062955 artifact entry (No. P573144). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573144 (Original work published 2025)

BM 062955 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573144 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {BM 062955 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573144},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/22/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P573144
LB  - CDLI:P573144
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - BM 062955 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573144
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 062955 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573144.

BM 062955 artifact entry (No. P573144). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573144 (Original work published 2025)

BM 062955 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573144 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {BM 062955 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573144},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/22/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P573144
LB  - CDLI:P573144
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - BM 062955 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573144
ER  -