CM 03, no. 3bis (P552686)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 031375

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P552686

Physical information

duplicate of BM 031004 (Nbk. 201)

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 031375
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1102

References

  • primary: CM 03, no. 003bis

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-30 at 12:33:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-13 at 14:34:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-01 at 19:00:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-23 at 10:26:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-19 at 17:05:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 3bis Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552686.
CM 03, no. 3bis artifact entry (No. P552686). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552686 (Original work published 2024)
CM 03, no. 3bis artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552686 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 3bis Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552686.
CM 03, no. 3bis artifact entry (No. P552686). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552686 (Original work published 2024)
CM 03, no. 3bis artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552686 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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