Dar. 529 (P553586)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 031069

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	Darius1.21.10.16
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553586
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P553586

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 031069
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 0796

References

primary: Dar., 529

[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 Artifact

“Dar. 529 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553586.

Dar. 529 artifact entry (No. P553586). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553586 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 529 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553586 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 529 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553586.

Dar. 529 artifact entry (No. P553586). (2026, January 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553586 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 529 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553586 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 18},
	title = {Dar. 529 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553586},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553586},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P553586
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - Dar. 529 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553586
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