Dar. 530 (P512031)

Receipt 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 077399 + BM 077731

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Receipt Receipt of dowry. Strassmaier's original copy publishes only BM 077399; Baker's copy republishes BM 077399 together with joins BM 77731 and an unnumbered tablet.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (Receipt Receipt of dowry. Strassmaier's original copy publishes only BM 077399; Baker's copy republishes BM 077399 together with joins BM 77731 and an unnumbered tablet.)
Language(s) Akkadian

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/P512031

Physical information

seal impressions on upper reverse and on top edge; the latter is rolled upside down in relation to the writing

Artifact type Tablet
seal impressions on upper reverse and on top edge; the latter is rolled upside down in relation to the writing
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 077399 + BM 077731
Accession Number 1884-02-11, 136 + 1884-02-11, 478 + unnumbered fragment

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1884-0211-136

References

  • primary: Dar., 530

    [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.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 168

    [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: Nappahu, 012a

    [Baker2004Nappahu] Baker, Heather D. 2004. The Archive of the Nappahu Family. Vol. 30. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft. Wien: Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.

  • history: BV, 101+102

    [Peiser1890BV] Peiser, Felix E. 1890. Babylonische Verträge Des Berliner Museums.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-08-26 at 11:53:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-21 at 15:13:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 12:32:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 08:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 07:40:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 09:42:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Baker, Heather D. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 530 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512031.
Dar. 530 artifact entry (No. P512031). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512031 (Original work published 2018)
Dar. 530 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512031 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512031},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 530 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512031.
Dar. 530 artifact entry (No. P512031). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512031 (Original work published 2018)
Dar. 530 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512031 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512031},
}


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