BM 055403 (P579449)

Legal tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055403

Period

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
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P579449
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P579449

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 055403
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 1736

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 317

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-09-29 at 10:32:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-19 at 09:47:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055403 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P579449.

BM 055403 artifact entry (No. P579449). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579449 (Original work published 2025)

BM 055403 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579449 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055403 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P579449.

BM 055403 artifact entry (No. P579449). (2025, September 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579449 (Original work published 2025)

BM 055403 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579449 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 29},
	title = {BM 055403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P579449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579449},
}

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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P579449
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 055403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P579449
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