Dar. 455 (P553572)

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 030863

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Securities for debts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Dar., 455

    [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, 126

    [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.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 162

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 030863
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 0590

  • 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
2025-05-24 at 15:44:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-05-23 at 18:19:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-07 at 19:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-01 at 08:43:45 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Dar. 455 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553572.
Dar. 455 artifact entry (No. P553572). (2025, May 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553572 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 455 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553572 (Accessed: May 28, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {may 26},
	title = {Dar. 455 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553572},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553572},
}


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