Dar. 252 (P553523)
Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 030324Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Promissory notes)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Dar., 252
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 030324
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0044
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Darius
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-06-01 at 09:56:08 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-25 at 09:13:38 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-05-24 at 16:37:30 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-11-30 at 10:51:56 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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Cite this Artifact
“Dar. 252 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553523.
Dar. 252 artifact entry (No. P553523). (2025, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553523 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 252 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553523 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
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