Dar. 64 (P553636)

Lease Contracts tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 032898

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts (Leases)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Lease Contracts (Leases)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.03.02.09
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P553636
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P553636

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Archive	Egibi
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 032898
Accession Number	1877-11-15, 0008

References

primary: Dar., 64

[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: Nisaba 28, no. 153

[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: , P. 255

[Krecher1970Egibi] Krecher, Joachim. 1970. “Das Geschäftshaus Egibi in Babylon in Neubabylonischer Und Achämenidischer Zeit.” Phdthesis, Universität Münster.
history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 383

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-26 at 19:35:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-01 at 08:54:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 15:35:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 10:09:58	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. 64 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553636.

Dar. 64 artifact entry (No. P553636). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553636 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 64 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553636 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Dar. 64 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553636.

Dar. 64 artifact entry (No. P553636). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553636 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 64 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553636 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 26},
	title = {Dar. 64 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553636},
}

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