Dar. 497 (P553524)

Legal tablet excavated in Šušan (mod. uncertain), 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 030347

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Šušan (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Promissory notes)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Promissory notes)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.20+.01.11
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P553524
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P553524

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Šušan (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030347
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0067

References

primary: Dar., 497

[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: OLP 28 (pp. 55-85), 55-85

[Abraham1997OLP28] Abraham, Kathleen. 1997. “Šušan in the Egibi Texts from the Time of Marduknāṣir-Apli.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 28: 55–85.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 167

[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.
history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 421

[Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

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
2025-06-03 at 16:10:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-03 at 16:04:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-01 at 09:56:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-24 at 16:37:30	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
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58	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. 497 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553524.

Dar. 497 artifact entry (No. P553524). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553524 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 497 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553524 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553524},
}

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DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553524
LB  - CDLI:P553524
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TI  - Dar. 497 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 497 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553524.

Dar. 497 artifact entry (No. P553524). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553524 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 497 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553524 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 497 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553524},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/18/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553524
LB  - CDLI:P553524
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - Dar. 497 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553524
ER  -