CM 03, no. 260a (P552704)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 031698 + BM 031743

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Will)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Will)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.acc.10.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552704
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552704

Physical information

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 031698 + BM 031743
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1425 + 1876-11-17, 1470

References

primary: CM 03, no. 260a

[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
2025-12-14 at 20:09:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 13:01:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 09:07:47	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
2025-05-23 at 13:13:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-10 at 13:39:18	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. 260a Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552704.

CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry (No. P552704). (2025, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552704 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552704 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CM 03, No. 260a Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552704.

CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry (No. P552704). (2025, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552704 (Original work published 2024)

CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552704 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 14},
	title = {CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552704},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P552704
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CM 03, no. 260a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P552704
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