Abraham, BPPE 055 (P553482)

Purchase and sale 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 031641 + BM 031667

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Receipts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.26.06.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553482
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553482

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 031641 + BM 031667
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1368 + 1876-11-17, 1394

References

primary: Abraham, BPPE, no. 055

[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
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	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
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-10 at 13:34:14	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 055 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553482.

Abraham, BPPE 055 artifact entry (No. P553482). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553482 (Original work published 2024)

Abraham, BPPE 055 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553482 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Abraham, BPPE 055 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553482.

Abraham, BPPE 055 artifact entry (No. P553482). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553482 (Original work published 2024)

Abraham, BPPE 055 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553482 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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