Dar. 450 (P553521)

Legal 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 030309

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Receipts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Receipts)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.17.10.20
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026943 (composite) (P573511)	S026943	Babylon (mod. Bābil)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P553521
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P553521

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030309
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0029

References

primary: Dar., 450

[Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
history: Abraham, BPPE, no. 123

[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.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 160

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

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
2025-09-04 at 09:35:28	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 09:13:38	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
2025-05-23 at 18:19:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-01 at 08:43:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-30 at 10:51:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 450 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553521.

Dar. 450 artifact entry (No. P553521). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553521 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 450 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553521 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553521},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553521
LB  - CDLI:P553521
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Dar. 450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553521
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 450 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553521.

Dar. 450 artifact entry (No. P553521). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553521 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 450 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553521 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553521},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553521},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553521
LB  - CDLI:P553521
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Dar. 450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553521
ER  -