BM 037170 + BM 037191 (P556610)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet 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 037170 + BM 037191

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Contract, sale of house)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Contract, sale of house)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.--.09.15+
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P556610
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556610

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 037170 + BM 037191
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0921 + 1880-06-17, 0944

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 267

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-02 at 14:38:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-13 at 15:50:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-13 at 15:49:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 18:54:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 037170 + BM 037191 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556610.

BM 037170 + BM 037191 artifact entry (No. P556610). (2026, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556610 (Original work published 2025)

BM 037170 + BM 037191 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556610 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556610},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 037170 + BM 037191 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556610.

BM 037170 + BM 037191 artifact entry (No. P556610). (2026, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556610 (Original work published 2025)

BM 037170 + BM 037191 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556610 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 2},
	title = {BM 037170 + {BM} 037191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556610},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/2/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556610
LB  - CDLI:P556610
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - BM 037170 + BM 037191 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556610
ER  -