BM 054602 (P578909)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 054602

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Neriglissar.03.10.30
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P578909
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P578909

Physical information

dupl. BM 54153

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 054602
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0922

References

citation: AoF 28 (pp. 40-64), 45

[DaRiva2001AoF28] Da Riva, Rocío. 2001. “Sippar in the Reign of Sîn-Šum-Līšir (626 BC).” Altorientalische Forschungen 28: 40–64.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-26 at 15:03:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-05-26 at 14:53:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-17 at 20:35:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-21 at 19:47:14	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 054602 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578909.

BM 054602 artifact entry (No. P578909). (2026, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578909 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054602 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578909 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578909},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 054602 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P578909.

BM 054602 artifact entry (No. P578909). (2026, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P578909 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054602 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P578909 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {BM 054602 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P578909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P578909},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/26/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P578909
LB  - CDLI:P578909
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 054602 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P578909
ER  -