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Dar. 494 (P553655)

Legal artifact 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 041437

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Promissory notes)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal (Promissory notes)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Dar., 494

[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.

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Museum No.: BM 041437
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Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Darius1.19.12.15
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-20 at 19:49:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 20:06:24	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 494 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553655.

Dar. 494 artifact entry (No. P553655). (2026, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553655 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553655 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {Dar. 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
}

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TI  - Dar. 494 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 494 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553655.

Dar. 494 artifact entry (No. P553655). (2026, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553655 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 494 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553655 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2026Dar,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {Dar. 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P553655
LB  - CDLI:P553655
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - Dar. 494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553655
ER  -