Dar. 333 (P553576)

Legal tablet excavated in Šaḫrinu (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 030973

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Šaḫrinu (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	Darius1.12.06.28
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553576
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553576

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Šaḫrinu (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 030973
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0700

References

primary: Dar., 333

[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.

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
2025-06-01 at 09:56:08	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
2024-11-30 at 10:51:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 333 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553576.

Dar. 333 artifact entry (No. P553576). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553576 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 333 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553576 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 333 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553576.

Dar. 333 artifact entry (No. P553576). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553576 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 333 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553576 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553576},
}

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TI  - Dar. 333 artifact entry
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