RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) (P522433)

Legal tablet excavated in Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim), 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 054141

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of house)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of house)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	[Artaxerxes1.x.x.x] c. 459–456 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P522433
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P522433

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)
Written In
Archive	Bēl-ikṣur
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 054141
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0262

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0522-262

References

primary: RA 097 (pp. 43-140), 80–81, 125 (BM 54141)

[Jursa2003RA97] Jursa, Michael. 2003. “Spätachämenidische Texte Aus Kutha.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 97: 43–140.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-01 at 13:16:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2021-03-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Baker, Heather D.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P522433.

RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) artifact entry (No. P522433). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522433 (Original work published 2021)

RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522433 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522433},
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Cite this Artifact

“RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P522433.

RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) artifact entry (No. P522433). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522433 (Original work published 2021)

RA 097, 80–81, 125 (BM 54141) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522433 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {RA 097, 80--81, 125 ({BM} 54141) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P522433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522433},
}

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