BM 022291 (P555719)

Letter tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 022291

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nisaba 21, 115

    [Zadok2009Nisaba21] Zadok, Ran. 2009. Catalogue of Documents from Borsippa or Related to Borsippa in the British Museum. Nisaba 21.

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  • Museum No.: BM 022291
  • Accession No.: 1894-10-13, 0396

  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: (Darius1).26.08.17
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-21 at 11:09:02 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-31 at 18:48:37 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 022291 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555719.
BM 022291 artifact entry (No. P555719). (2025, February 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555719 (Original work published 2024)
BM 022291 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555719 (Accessed: June 3, 2025).
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