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

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.01.02.07
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P554062
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	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-19 at 14:41:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 14:43:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-02 at 16:52:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

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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