CM 20, no. 209 (P552016)

Purchase and sale contracts 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 033132

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.11.05.04
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552016
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P552016

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 033132
Accession Number

References

primary: CM 20, no. 209

[Wunsch2000CM20] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2000. Das Egibi Archiv. Band 1, Die Felder Und Gärten. Cuneiform Monographs (Groningen 20. Gronningen : Styx Publications.
history: Dar., 302

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-18 at 19:45:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 14:43:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	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
2024-11-15 at 09:59:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 209 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552016.

CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry (No. P552016). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552016 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552016 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552016},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 20, No. 209 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552016.

CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry (No. P552016). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552016 (Original work published 2024)

CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552016 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552016},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P552016
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CM 20, no. 209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552016
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