BM 036552 (P563097)

Business / 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 036552

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.--.06.11
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P563097
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P563097

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 036552
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0279

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06	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
2025-11-28 at 19:40:23	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 036552 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P563097.

BM 036552 artifact entry (No. P563097). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563097 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036552 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563097 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
	title = {BM 036552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563097},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/19/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P563097
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BM 036552 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563097
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 036552 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P563097.

BM 036552 artifact entry (No. P563097). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563097 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036552 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563097 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
	title = {BM 036552 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563097},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P563097
LB  - CDLI:P563097
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - BM 036552 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563097
ER  -