Abraham, BPPE 017 (P553446)

Legal tablet 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 030629

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Summonses/Oaths/Injunctions)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.06.07.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553446
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553446

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030629
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0356

References

primary: Abraham, BPPE, no. 017

[Abraham2004BPPE] Abraham, Kathleen. 2004. Business and Politics under the Persian Empire : The Financial Dealings of Marduk-Nāṣir-Apli of the House of Egibi (521-487 B.C.E.). Bethesda, MD : CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-18 at 19:45:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 12:27:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-13 at 15:12:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-25 at 19:18:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-24 at 15:44:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-29 at 20:02:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Abraham, BPPE 017 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553446.

Abraham, BPPE 017 artifact entry (No. P553446). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553446 (Original work published 2024)

Abraham, BPPE 017 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553446 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Abraham, BPPE 017 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553446.

Abraham, BPPE 017 artifact entry (No. P553446). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553446 (Original work published 2024)

Abraham, BPPE 017 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553446 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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