Camb. 216 (32072 only) (P552589)

Business / 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 032072 + BM 041592

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract, dowry)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract, dowry)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.03.11.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552589
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552589

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 032072 + BM 041592
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1799 + 1881-06-25, 0207

References

primary: Camb., 216

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

(32072 only)
history: CM 03, no. 336

[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.
history: AfO 42/43 (pp. 33-63), 54, no. 3

[Wunsch1995/96AfO42/43] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1995–96. “Die Frauen Der Familie Egibi.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 42/43: 33–63.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-19 at 10:43:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 19:29:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-09 at 15:06:43	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. 216 (32072 Only) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552589.

Camb. 216 (32072 only) artifact entry (No. P552589). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552589 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 216 (32072 only) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552589 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Camb. 216 (32072 Only) Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552589.

Camb. 216 (32072 only) artifact entry (No. P552589). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552589 (Original work published 2024)

Camb. 216 (32072 only) artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552589 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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