BM 047434 (P571002)

Lease Contracts tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 047434

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.17.04.27
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P571002
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P571002

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 047434
Accession Number	1881-11-03, 0139

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:18:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-30 at 15:16:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-23 at 10:11:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 047434 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P571002.

BM 047434 artifact entry (No. P571002). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P571002 (Original work published 2025)

BM 047434 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P571002 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P571002},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 047434 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P571002.

BM 047434 artifact entry (No. P571002). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P571002 (Original work published 2025)

BM 047434 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P571002 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 047434 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P571002},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P571002},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P571002
LB  - CDLI:P571002
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - BM 047434 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P571002
ER  -