BM 054115 (P578743)

Administrative tablet 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 054115

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.32.--.11
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	P578743
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P578743

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 054115
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0236

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 288

[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
2026-01-04 at 15:43:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 09:28:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-21 at 09:23:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-18 at 15:40:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 054115 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578743.

BM 054115 artifact entry (No. P578743). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578743 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054115 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578743 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 054115 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578743.

BM 054115 artifact entry (No. P578743). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578743 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054115 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578743 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {BM 054115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P578743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578743},
}

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DA  - 2026/1/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P578743
LB  - CDLI:P578743
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BM 054115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P578743
ER  -