CM 20, no. 008 C & D (P551803)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 041935 (+) BM 042215

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CM 20, no. 008 C & D

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

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 76a & 76b

    [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 Stamp Seals 3, 325

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 041935 (+) BM 042215
  • Accession No.: 1881-06-25, 0556 (+) 1881-06-25, 0838

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-05 at 08:54:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-25 at 13:41:13 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
2025-07-25 at 12:54:29 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
2025-05-10 at 08:11:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-10 at 08:09:42 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
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 10:47:18 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026911 (composite) (P573162) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026912 (composite) (P573163) Babylon (mod. Bābil) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 008 C & D Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551803.
CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry (No. P551803). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551803 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551803 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {CM 20, no. 008 {C} & {D} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551803},
}


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DA  - 2025/12/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P551803
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TI  - CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 20, No. 008 C & D Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551803.
CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry (No. P551803). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551803 (Original work published 2024)
CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551803 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2025CM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {CM 20, no. 008 {C} & {D} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551803},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551803},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P551803
LB  - CDLI:P551803
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CM 20, no. 008 C & D artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551803
ER  -
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