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Dar. 134 (P553533)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030486

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Commercial partnerships)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Commercial partnerships)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Dar., 134

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 030486
Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0213

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Darius
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-01 at 09:56:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-25 at 09:13:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2025-05-24 at 16:37:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-11-30 at 10:51:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 134 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553533.

Dar. 134 artifact entry (No. P553533). (2025, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553533 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 134 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553533 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {Dar. 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553533},
}

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TI  - Dar. 134 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 134 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553533.

Dar. 134 artifact entry (No. P553533). (2025, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553533 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 134 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553533 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

@misc{2025Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {Dar. 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553533},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P553533
LB  - CDLI:P553533
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - Dar. 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553533
ER  -