Dar. 367 (P405091)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033924

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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
CDLI Seals 026932 (composite) (P573195) S026932 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026943 (composite) (P573511) S026943 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P405091

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 033924
Accession Number Sp 0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.33924
British Museum Collection (BM) W_SP-20

References

  • primary: Dar., 367

    [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.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 118

    [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.

  • history: BM Guide 1908, p. 216

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-24 at 10:05:31 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
2025-09-04 at 09:35:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-29 at 09:39:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-04-29 at 13:40:10 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 15:35:51 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
2024-06-19 at 09:42:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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 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

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 367 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P405091.
Dar. 367 artifact entry (No. P405091). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405091 (Original work published 2010)
Dar. 367 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405091 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	title = {Dar. 367 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405091},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 367 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P405091.
Dar. 367 artifact entry (No. P405091). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405091 (Original work published 2010)
Dar. 367 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405091 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 24},
	title = {Dar. 367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405091},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405091},
}


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