CM 20, no. 184 A (P507703)

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 030685

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 land)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 20, no. 184 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. 116

    [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: Strassmaier Liv., Liv. 175

    [Strassmaier1885Liverpool] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1885. “Die Babylonischen Inscriften Im Museum Zu Liverpool Nebst Anderen Aus Der Zeit von Nebukadnezzar Bis Darius.” Actes Du 6e Congrès International Des Orientalistes, 569–624, plates 1-176.

  • history: Dar., 227

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 030685
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0412

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius.07.07.03
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-27 at 12:27:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-29 at 09:39:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-29 at 12:46:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-25 at 19:18:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-19 at 15:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-16 at 12:13:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-16 at 11:56:36 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-14 at 19:26:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026932 (composite) (P573195) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 184 A Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507703.
CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry (No. P507703). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507703 (Original work published 2017)
CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507703 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {CM 20, no. 184 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507703},
}


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DA  - 2025/12/27/
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TI  - CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 184 A Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507703.
CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry (No. P507703). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507703 (Original work published 2017)
CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507703 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {CM 20, no. 184 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507703},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507703},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/27/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P507703
LB  - CDLI:P507703
M1  - 2026/1/4/
TI  - CM 20, no. 184 A artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507703
ER  -
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