ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 (P507694)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 034536

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Bardiya.acc.02.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P507694
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P507694

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 034536
Accession Number	Sp 2, 0008

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_Sp-II-8

References

primary: ZA 107 (pp. 111–124), 117

[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: ZA 004 (pp. 106-152), 147 Smerdis 1

[Strassmaier1889Smerdis] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. “Inschriften von Nabopalassar Und Smerdis.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 4: 106–52.
history: BM Guide 1908, p. 215

[BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Graziani Bardiya, no. 1

[Graziani1991Bardiya] Graziani, Simonetta. 1991. Testi Editi Ed Inediti Datati al Regno Di Bardiya (522 a.C.). Supplement 67 to AION 51/2. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-03 at 09:37:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-30 at 15:59:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-30 at 15:45:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-10 at 19:44:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 14:27:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507694.

ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry (No. P507694). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507694 (Original work published 2017)

ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507694 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {ZA 4, 147 {Smerdis} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507694},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P507694
LB  - CDLI:P507694
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507694
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507694.

ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry (No. P507694). (2026, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507694 (Original work published 2017)

ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507694 (Accessed: June 8, 2026).

@misc{2026ZA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {ZA 4, 147 {Smerdis} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507694},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507694},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P507694
LB  - CDLI:P507694
M1  - 2026/6/8/
TI  - ZA 4, 147 Smerdis 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507694
ER  -