BM 040471 (P507715)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet 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 040471

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P507715

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 040471
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0428-10

References

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 134

    [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. 217

    [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
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-27 at 20:06:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37 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
2025-02-04 at 11:23:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 040471 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507715.
BM 040471 artifact entry (No. P507715). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507715 (Original work published 2017)
BM 040471 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507715 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507715},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 040471 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P507715.
BM 040471 artifact entry (No. P507715). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507715 (Original work published 2017)
BM 040471 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507715 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507715},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P507715
LB  - CDLI:P507715
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 040471 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507715
ER  - 
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