BM 055453 (P579477)

Legal tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055453

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 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 Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P579477

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 055453
Accession Number 1882-07-04, 0024

References

  • citation: JCS 35 (pp. 1-90), I.27

    [Brinkman1983JCS35] Brinkman, John A., and Douglas A. Kennedy. 1983. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: A Survey of Dated Babylonian Economic Texts, 721-626 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1–2): 1–90.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-10-26 at 15:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-15 at 10:05:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-12 at 08:52:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-09-19 at 09:47:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055453 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P579477.
BM 055453 artifact entry (No. P579477). (2025, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579477 (Original work published 2025)
BM 055453 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579477 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579477},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055453 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P579477.
BM 055453 artifact entry (No. P579477). (2025, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579477 (Original work published 2025)
BM 055453 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579477 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {BM 055453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P579477},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579477},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/26/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P579477
LB  - CDLI:P579477
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 055453 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P579477
ER  - 
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