CT 51, 056 (P285918)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034545

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P285918

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Marad (mod. Wanna-wa-Sadum)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 034545
Accession Number Sp 2, 0017

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.34545
British Museum Collection (BM) W_Sp-II-17

References

  • primary: ZA 107 (pp. 111–124), 112

    [Gordin2017ZA107] Gordin, Shai. 2017. “A Glimpse into the Šumu-Libši Archive: The Sociohistorical Context of a Prebend Sale from the E-Kar-Zaginna of Ea in Babylon and Related Texts.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 107 (1): 111–24.

  • primary: CT 51, 56

    [Walker1972CT51] Walker, Christopher B. F., ed. 1972. Miscellaneous Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 51. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 178

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-03 at 09:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-27 at 14:43:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-02-03 at 16:26:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-01-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285918.
CT 51, 056 artifact entry (No. P285918). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285918 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 056 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285918 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {CT 51, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285918},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CT 51, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P285918.
CT 51, 056 artifact entry (No. P285918). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P285918 (Original work published 2006)
CT 51, 056 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P285918 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {CT 51, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P285918},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P285918},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P285918
LB  - CDLI:P285918
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - CT 51, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P285918
ER  -
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