CM 20. no. 181 A (P507701)

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 032161 + BM 032895

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (sale of a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (sale of a field)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

Nisaba 28, no. 112 lists seals A143, A146, A147, A148

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026916 (composite) (P573167) S026916 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026933 (composite) (P573196) S026933 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026934 (composite) (P573197) S026934 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P507701

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 032161 + BM 032895
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1888 + 1877-11-15, 0005

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1877-1115-5

References

  • primary: CM 20, no. 181 A

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

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 112

    [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.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 392

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • history: Dar., 152

    [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.

    BM 032895 only

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-18 at 19:45:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-29 at 12:56:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-29 at 10:26:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-29 at 10:22:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-26 at 09:31:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-10 at 14:54:51 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
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-19 at 15:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-16 at 12:19:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-13 at 09:31:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20. No. 181 A Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507701.
CM 20. no. 181 A artifact entry (No. P507701). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507701 (Original work published 2017)
CM 20. no. 181 A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507701 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507701},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20. No. 181 A Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507701.
CM 20. no. 181 A artifact entry (No. P507701). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507701 (Original work published 2017)
CM 20. no. 181 A artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507701 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507701},
}


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TI  - CM 20. no. 181 A artifact entry
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