Dar. 579 (P551957)

Tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 077403

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.23.11.06
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

CDLI number	P551957
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P551957

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 077403
Accession Number

References

primary: Dar., 579

[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. 173

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-05 at 19:32:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-30 at 20:05:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-26 at 11:53:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-21 at 15:13:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-14 at 16:01:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 579 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 5, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551957.

Dar. 579 artifact entry (No. P551957). (2026, April 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551957 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 579 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551957 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	month = {apr 5},
	title = {Dar. 579 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551957},
}

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DA  - 2026/4/5/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Dar. 579 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 579 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 5, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P551957.

Dar. 579 artifact entry (No. P551957). (2026, April 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551957 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 579 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551957 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 5},
	title = {Dar. 579 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551957},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/5/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P551957
LB  - CDLI:P551957
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Dar. 579 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P551957
ER  -