BM 040237 (P404995)
Tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 040237Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Museum No.: BM 040237
- Accession No.: 1881-03-24, 0104
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.01.08.15
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-12-19 at 19:54:10 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2010-04-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.40237) (BM.40237)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1881-0324-104) (W_1881-0324-104)
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Cite this Artifact
“BM 040237 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P404995.
BM 040237 artifact entry (No. P404995). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P404995 (Original work published 2010)
BM 040237 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P404995 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).
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