CM 20, no. 073 (P552083)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 030586

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.08.06.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552083
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P552083

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030586
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0313

References

primary: CM 20, no. 073

[Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.
history: Cyr., 316

[Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-15 at 16:51:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-25 at 19:18:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-17 at 16:11:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 073 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552083.

CM 20, no. 073 artifact entry (No. P552083). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552083 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 073 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552083 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 073 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552083.

CM 20, no. 073 artifact entry (No. P552083). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552083 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 073 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552083 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552083},
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