CM 20, no. 037 (P551755)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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 032163 + BM 041697 + unnum. (+) BM 032201

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (sale of fields)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

finger nail marks

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026911 (composite) (P573162) S026911 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026913 (composite) (P573164) S026913 Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P551755

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 032163 + BM 041697 + unnum. (+) BM 032201
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1890 + 1881-06-25, 0315 (+) 1876-11-17, 1928

References

  • primary: CM 20, no. 037

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

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 77

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-25 at 16:43:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-25 at 13:26:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-25 at 12:48:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40 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
2025-05-09 at 15:15:40 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
2025-02-03 at 16:31:13 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
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551755.
CM 20, no. 037 artifact entry (No. P551755). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551755 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 037 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551755 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551755},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551755.
CM 20, no. 037 artifact entry (No. P551755). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551755 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 037 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551755 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551755},
}


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