BM 040252 (P556639)

Business / Contracts tablet 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 040252

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius2.01.--.17
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	P556639
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P556639

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040252
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 255

[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
2026-01-19 at 14:28:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-27 at 20:06:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:42:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 13:33:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 040252 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556639.

BM 040252 artifact entry (No. P556639). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556639 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040252 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556639 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556639},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556639
LB  - CDLI:P556639
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 040252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556639
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 040252 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556639.

BM 040252 artifact entry (No. P556639). (2026, January 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556639 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040252 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556639 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 19},
	title = {BM 040252 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556639},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556639
LB  - CDLI:P556639
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - BM 040252 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556639
ER  -