Dar. 435 (P553627)

Legal tablet excavated in Šušan (mod. uncertain), 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 031975

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Šušan (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Indeterminate legal texts)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Indeterminate legal texts)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: Dar., 435

    [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: OLP 28 (pp. 55-85), 55-85

    [Abraham1997OLP28] Abraham, Kathleen. 1997. “Šušan in the Egibi Texts from the Time of Marduknāṣir-Apli.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 28: 55–85.

  • history: Abraham, BPPE, no. 121

    [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. 34

    [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.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 420

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 031975
  • Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1702

  • Provenience: Šušan (mod. uncertain)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-13 at 15:20:29 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-06-13 at 15:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-06-03 at 16:10:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-06-03 at 16:04:25 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
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58 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. 435 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553627.
Dar. 435 artifact entry (No. P553627). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553627 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 435 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553627 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2025Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Dar. 435 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553627},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553627},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P553627
LB  - CDLI:P553627
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - Dar. 435 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553627
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 435 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553627.
Dar. 435 artifact entry (No. P553627). (2025, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553627 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 435 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553627 (Accessed: August 4, 2025).
@misc{2025Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Dar. 435 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553627},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553627},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P553627
LB  - CDLI:P553627
M1  - 2025/8/4/
TI  - Dar. 435 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553627
ER  -
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