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

Cite

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

Measurements

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.19.12.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553655
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553655

Physical information

Artifact type
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 041437
Accession Number

References

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.

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

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: April 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
}

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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: April 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {Dar. 494 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553655},
}

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PY  - 2026
ID  - P553655
LB  - CDLI:P553655
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - Dar. 494 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P553655
ER  -