BM 054795 (P579007)

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 054795

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Copy of Codex Hammurabi $53 (xv 7-20) 7-14)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Copy of Codex Hammurabi $53 (xv 7-20) 7-14)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.20.07.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P579007
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P579007

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 054795
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 1124

References

citation: ZA 102 (pp. 76-99), 80 n. 29

[Maul2012ZA102] Maul, Stefan M. 2012. “Tontafelabschriften Des ,Kodex Hammurapi‘ in Altbabylonischer Monumentalschrift.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 102: 76–99.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-30 at 07:25:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-04 at 15:43:06	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 054795 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P579007.

BM 054795 artifact entry (No. P579007). (2026, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579007 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054795 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579007 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	month = {may 30},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579007},
}

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DA  - 2026/5/30/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P579007
LB  - CDLI:P579007
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BM 054795 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P579007
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 054795 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 30, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P579007.

BM 054795 artifact entry (No. P579007). (2026, May 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579007 (Original work published 2025)

BM 054795 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579007 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 30},
	title = {BM 054795 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P579007},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579007},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/5/30/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P579007
LB  - CDLI:P579007
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BM 054795 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P579007
ER  -