BM 016650 (P583054)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016650Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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history: Nisaba 28, no. 351a
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 016650
- Accession No.: 1892-06-16, 0186
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Artaxerxes2
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-09-28 at 19:11:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
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year = {2025},
month = {sep 28},
title = {BM 016650 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P583054},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583054},
}
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