BM 040827 (P556647)

Lease Contracts tablet 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 040827

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts (Contract, lease)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts (Contract, lease)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes2.--.08.01
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P556647
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P556647

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040827
Accession Number	1881-04-28, 0374

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 298

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:18:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-20 at 15:05:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 13:33:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 040827 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556647.

BM 040827 artifact entry (No. P556647). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556647 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040827 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556647 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 040827 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556647.

BM 040827 artifact entry (No. P556647). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556647 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040827 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556647 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 040827 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556647},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556647
LB  - CDLI:P556647
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 040827 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556647
ER  -