BM 036476 (P563044)

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 036476

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	Darius1.09.01.20
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P563044
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P563044

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 036476
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0203

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
2025-05-21 at 18:22:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-14 at 11:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 036476 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P563044.

BM 036476 artifact entry (No. P563044). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563044 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036476 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563044 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {BM 036476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563044},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P563044
LB  - CDLI:P563044
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 036476 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563044
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 036476 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P563044.

BM 036476 artifact entry (No. P563044). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563044 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036476 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563044 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {BM 036476 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563044},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P563044
LB  - CDLI:P563044
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - BM 036476 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563044
ER  -