BM 051243 (P576340)

Administrative tablet 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 051243

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabopolassar.09.02.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P576340
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P576340

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 051243
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 2239

References

citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.9.7

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-18 at 06:55:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-06 at 15:05:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-16 at 18:41:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 051243 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P576340.

BM 051243 artifact entry (No. P576340). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576340 (Original work published 2025)

BM 051243 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576340 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 051243 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P576340.

BM 051243 artifact entry (No. P576340). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576340 (Original work published 2025)

BM 051243 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576340 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 18},
	title = {BM 051243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P576340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P576340},
}

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PY  - 2025
ID  - P576340
LB  - CDLI:P576340
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 051243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P576340
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