Camb. 16 (P552521)

Legal 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 030412

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.acc.11.28
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552521
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552521

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 030412
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0134

References

primary: Camb., 16

[Strassmaier1890Camb] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cambyses, König von Babylon (529-521 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
history: CM 03, no. 319

[Wunsch1993CM3] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1993. Die Urkunden Des Babylonischen Geschäftsmannes Iddin-Marduk : Zum Handel Mit Naturalien Im 6. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Cuneiform Monographs 3. Groningen : Styx Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-19 at 17:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-25 at 09:13:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-24 at 19:30:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-23 at 10:26:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-19 at 19:01:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-18 at 16:16:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Camb. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552521.

Camb. 16 artifact entry (No. P552521). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552521 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 16 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552521 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {Camb. 16 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552521},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Camb. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552521.

Camb. 16 artifact entry (No. P552521). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552521 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 16 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552521 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {Camb. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552521},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P552521
LB  - CDLI:P552521
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Camb. 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552521
ER  -