Dar. 12 (P554062)

Purchase and sale 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 031917

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P554062

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 031917
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 1644

References

  • primary: Dar., 12

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-27 at 14:43:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-02 at 16:52:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554062.
Dar. 12 artifact entry (No. P554062). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554062 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554062 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 12 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554062.
Dar. 12 artifact entry (No. P554062). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554062 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 12 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554062 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554062},
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