K 08485 (P421716)

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 —

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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    Kasr archive


  • citation: Fs Larsen (pp. 511 - 549), 520

    [Stolper2004FsLarsen] Stolper, Matthew W. 2004. “The Kasr Texts, the Rich Collection, the Bellino Copies, and the Grotefend Nachlass.” In Assyria and beyond. Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by Jan Gerrit Dercksen, 511–49. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 100. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 08485

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius2.11.08.-- ?
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-24 at 10:20:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2011-06-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“K 08485 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421716.
K 08485 artifact entry (No. P421716). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421716 (Original work published 2011)
K 08485 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421716 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“K 08485 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P421716.
K 08485 artifact entry (No. P421716). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P421716 (Original work published 2011)
K 08485 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P421716 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).
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