CM 20, no. 048 B (P551759)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 032192

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 a field)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.03.12b.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P551759
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P551759

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032192
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1919

References

primary: CM 20, no. 048 B

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-09 at 08:41:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 14:57:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 13:29:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-22 at 13:04:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-13 at 10:22:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 048 B Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551759.

CM 20, no. 048 B artifact entry (No. P551759). (2026, January 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551759 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 048 B artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551759 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 048 B Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551759.

CM 20, no. 048 B artifact entry (No. P551759). (2026, January 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551759 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 048 B artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551759 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551759},
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