BM 016895 (P583060)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 016895

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.15.--.29
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P583060
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P583060

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 016895
Accession Number	1892-07-09, 0011

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 366

[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
2026-01-03 at 16:47:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 19:11:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016895 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583060.

BM 016895 artifact entry (No. P583060). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583060 (Original work published 2025)

BM 016895 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583060 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {BM 016895 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583060},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583060},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P583060
LB  - CDLI:P583060
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BM 016895 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P583060
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016895 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583060.

BM 016895 artifact entry (No. P583060). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583060 (Original work published 2025)

BM 016895 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583060 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {BM 016895 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583060},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583060},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P583060
LB  - CDLI:P583060
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BM 016895 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P583060
ER  -