CT 51, 059 (P285921)

Account tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034552

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced	Darius1.18.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P285921
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P285921

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 034552
Accession Number	Sp 2, 0024

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.34552
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Sp-II-24

References

primary: CT 51, 59

[Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Dar., 480

[Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-02 at 19:43:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-29 at 16:36:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-14 at 16:07:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-14 at 15:41:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-22 at 08:41:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 51, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285921.

CT 51, 059 artifact entry (No. P285921). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285921 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 059 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285921 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285921},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 51, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285921.

CT 51, 059 artifact entry (No. P285921). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285921 (Original work published 2006)

CT 51, 059 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285921 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
	title = {CT 51, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285921},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285921},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P285921
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CT 51, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285921
ER  -