Dar. 541 (P553565)

Legal tablet excavated in Bit-ṭab-bel (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 030822

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Bit-ṭab-bel (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Promissory notes)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.22.03.03
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553565
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553565

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Bit-ṭab-bel (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030822
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0549

References

primary: Dar., 541

[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. 131

[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
2025-12-27 at 12:27:22	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
2025-05-26 at 15:29:15	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
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 Artifacts

“Dar. 541 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553565.

Dar. 541 artifact entry (No. P553565). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553565 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 541 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553565 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 541 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553565.

Dar. 541 artifact entry (No. P553565). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553565 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 541 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553565 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 541 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553565},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553565},
}

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