BM 062377 (P582518)

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 062377

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.19.09.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P582518
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P582518

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 062377
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 02346

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 277

[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
2026-01-06 at 10:41:13	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
2025-09-22 at 18:38:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 062377 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P582518.

BM 062377 artifact entry (No. P582518). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P582518 (Original work published 2025)

BM 062377 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P582518 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P582518},
}

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TI  - BM 062377 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 062377 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P582518.

BM 062377 artifact entry (No. P582518). (2026, January 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P582518 (Original work published 2025)

BM 062377 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P582518 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 6},
	title = {BM 062377 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P582518},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P582518},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/6/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P582518
LB  - CDLI:P582518
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 062377 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P582518
ER  -