CM 20, no. 199 A (P551779)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032180 + BM 033125

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 20, no. 199 A

    [Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 110

    [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.

  • history: Dar., 102

    [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.

    BM 032180 only

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  • Museum No.: BM 032180 + BM 033125
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1907 + 1879-07-30, 0026

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius.03.--.--
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-29 at 09:39:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-10 at 15:13:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-02 at 11:46:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026932 (composite) (P573195) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 199 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551779.
CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry (No. P551779). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551779 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551779 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CM 20, no. 199 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551779},
}


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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2025/9/24/
TI  - CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 199 A Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551779.
CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry (No. P551779). (2025, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551779 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551779 (Accessed: September 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CM 20, no. 199 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551779},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551779},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551779
LB  - CDLI:P551779
M1  - 2025/9/24/
TI  - CM 20, no. 199 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551779
ER  -
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