RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) (P522455)

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 092716

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	Artaxerxes1.06.10.20 458 BC
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P522455 P507722 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P522455

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kutha (mod. Tell Ibrahim)
Written In
Archive	Šangû-Ištar-Bābili
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 092716
Accession Number	1882-05-22, 0184

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0522-184

References

primary: RA 097 (pp. 43-140), 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy)

[Jursa2003RA97] Jursa, Michael. 2003. “Spätachämenidische Texte Aus Kutha.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 97: 43–140.
history: BM Guide 1908, p. 217

[BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-13 at 18:39:57	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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, 106–107 (BM 92716, without Copy) Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P522455.

RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) artifact entry (No. P522455). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522455 (Original work published 2021)

RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522455 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	month = {jun 13},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522455},
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Cite this Artifact

“RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without Copy) Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P522455.

RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) artifact entry (No. P522455). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P522455 (Original work published 2021)

RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P522455 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {RA 097, 106--107 ({BM} 92716, without copy) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P522455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P522455},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - RA 097, 106–107 (BM 92716, without copy) artifact entry
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