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Camb. 38 (P552582)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 031875

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Camb., 38

[Strassmaier1890Camb] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cambyses, König von Babylon (529-521 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

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Museum No.: BM 031875
Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1602

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.01.02.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-19 at 17:26:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-06-01 at 15:36:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-11-18 at 16:16:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“Camb. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552582.

Camb. 38 artifact entry (No. P552582). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552582 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 38 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552582 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2025Camb,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {Camb. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552582},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P552582
LB  - CDLI:P552582
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - Camb. 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552582
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Camb. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552582.

Camb. 38 artifact entry (No. P552582). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552582 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 38 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552582 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2025Camb,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {Camb. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552582},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/19/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P552582
LB  - CDLI:P552582
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - Camb. 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552582
ER  -