Dar. 41 (P553996)

Tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 060118

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.02.06.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553996
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553996

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 060118
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 00081

References

primary: Dar., 41

[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
2025-12-28 at 17:36:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-21 at 15:52:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 10:02:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-01 at 17:17:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 41 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553996.

Dar. 41 artifact entry (No. P553996). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553996 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 41 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553996 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 41 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P553996.

Dar. 41 artifact entry (No. P553996). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553996 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 41 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553996 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 28},
	title = {Dar. 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553996},
}

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