BM 031282 (P561588)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 031282

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

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	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.--.08.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P561588
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P561588

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 031282
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1009

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 17:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-04 at 18:00:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-26 at 19:03:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-06 at 11:13:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 031282 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561588.

BM 031282 artifact entry (No. P561588). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561588 (Original work published 2025)

BM 031282 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561588 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	month = {nov 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561588},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 031282 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561588.

BM 031282 artifact entry (No. P561588). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561588 (Original work published 2025)

BM 031282 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561588 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 031282 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561588},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561588},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561588
LB  - CDLI:P561588
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 031282 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561588
ER  -