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Dar. 385 (P551648)

Letter tablet 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 030667

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AOAT 414/1, no. 35

[Jursa2014AOAT414/1] Jursa, Michael, Johannes Hackl, and Martina Schmidl. 2014. Spätbabylonische Briefe. Bd 1: Spätbabylonische Privatbriefe. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 414/1. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag.
primary: Dar., 385

[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. 198

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 030667
Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0394

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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Darius.14.08.28
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-27 at 12:27:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-25 at 19:18:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-20 at 10:39:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-02 at 11:45:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-11-12 at 09:05:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved

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Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 385 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551648.

Dar. 385 artifact entry (No. P551648). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551648 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 385 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551648 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551648},
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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 385 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551648.

Dar. 385 artifact entry (No. P551648). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551648 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 385 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551648 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {Dar. 385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551648},
}

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