BM 054559 (P578872)

Legal 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 054559

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.32.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P578872
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P578872

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 054559
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0879

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 236

[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
2025-09-29 at 10:32:30	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 054559 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578872.

BM 054559 artifact entry (No. P578872). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578872 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054559 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578872 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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TI  - BM 054559 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 054559 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578872.

BM 054559 artifact entry (No. P578872). (2026, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578872 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054559 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578872 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 4},
	title = {BM 054559 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P578872},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578872},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P578872
LB  - CDLI:P578872
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 054559 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P578872
ER  -