Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 (P405017)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032525 + BM 041680

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Contract, sale of house)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Dar., 469

    [Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • primary: CM 20, no. 222

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

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  • Museum No.: BM 032525 + BM 041680
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 2267 + 1881-06-25, 0297

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius1.18.01.29
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2026-01-18 at 19:45:40 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
2025-05-27 at 15:52:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-09 at 16:47:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-16 at 12:08:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-14 at 15:41:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:32:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:31:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:26:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2010-04-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 469; CM 20, No. 222 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405017.
Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 artifact entry (No. P405017). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405017 (Original work published 2010)
Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405017 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 469; {CM} 20, no. 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405017},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 469; CM 20, No. 222 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P405017.
Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 artifact entry (No. P405017). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405017 (Original work published 2010)
Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405017 (Accessed: March 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 469; {CM} 20, no. 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405017},
}


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DA  - 2026/1/18/
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ID  - P405017
LB  - CDLI:P405017
M1  - 2026/3/25/
TI  - Dar. 469; CM 20, no. 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405017
ER  -
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