ARRIM 8, 59 15 (P249265)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Museum Number

MOA 4.34A

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.25.03.12
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	P249265
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P249265

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Museum Number	MOA 4.34A
Accession Number

References

primary: ARRIM 8 (pp. 49-62), 62 15

[Peters1990ARRIM8] Peters, Celeste A., and Douglas R. Frayne. 1990. “Cuneiform Texts at the University of British Columbia.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 8: 49–62. http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/arrim/downloads/arrim8/arrim8-8.pdf.
citation: CM 20, A 8 n. 38

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

Egibi archive ?

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-09 at 18:14:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 09:07:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 08:13:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-03 at 19:14:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2004-10-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ARRIM 8, 59 15 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249265.

ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry (No. P249265). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249265 (Original work published 2004)

ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249265 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2025ARRIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249265},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249265
LB  - CDLI:P249265
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249265
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ARRIM 8, 59 15 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P249265.

ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry (No. P249265). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P249265 (Original work published 2004)

ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P249265 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2025ARRIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P249265},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P249265},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P249265
LB  - CDLI:P249265
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - ARRIM 8, 59 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P249265
ER  -