BM 053180 (P578094)

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 053180

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.14.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P578094
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P578094

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 053180
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 4214

References

citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.14.37

[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 14:23:26	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
2025-09-17 at 10:18:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 053180 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P578094.

BM 053180 artifact entry (No. P578094). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578094 (Original work published 2025)

BM 053180 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578094 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 053180 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P578094.

BM 053180 artifact entry (No. P578094). (2025, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578094 (Original work published 2025)

BM 053180 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578094 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 18},
	title = {BM 053180 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P578094},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578094},
}

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