Dar. 560 (P553566)

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 030823

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Receipts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Dar., 560

    [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 030823
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0550

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-05-26 at 15:29:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-30 at 10:51:56 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Dar. 560 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553566.
Dar. 560 artifact entry (No. P553566). (2025, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553566 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 560 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553566 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
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	title = {Dar. 560 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553566},
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