CM 03, no. 267 (P552656)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain), 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 030428

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.01.09.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552656
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552656

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030428
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0153

References

primary: CM 03, no. 267

[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
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22	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 17:05:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 267 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552656.

CM 03, no. 267 artifact entry (No. P552656). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552656 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 267 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552656 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 267 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552656.

CM 03, no. 267 artifact entry (No. P552656). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552656 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 267 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552656 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552656},
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