Dar. 204 (P553640)

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 032929

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.06.06.04
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553640
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553640

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032929
Accession Number

References

primary: Dar., 204

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-18 at 19:45:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 14:43:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-01 at 09:56:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-30 at 10:51:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 204 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553640.

Dar. 204 artifact entry (No. P553640). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553640 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 204 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553640 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553640},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553640
LB  - CDLI:P553640
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Dar. 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553640
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 204 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553640.

Dar. 204 artifact entry (No. P553640). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553640 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 204 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553640 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 204 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553640},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553640
LB  - CDLI:P553640
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Dar. 204 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553640
ER  -