BM 077492 (P573153)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 077492

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	[Cambyses]
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026931 (composite) (P573194)	S026931	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P573153
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P573153

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 077492
Accession Number	1884-02-11, 0232

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 98

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-08-29 at 09:05:45	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 077492 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573153.

BM 077492 artifact entry (No. P573153). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573153 (Original work published 2025)

BM 077492 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573153 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 077492 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573153.

BM 077492 artifact entry (No. P573153). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573153 (Original work published 2025)

BM 077492 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573153 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {BM 077492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573153},
}

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DA  - 2025/8/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P573153
LB  - CDLI:P573153
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BM 077492 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573153
ER  -