BM 031661 (P561712)

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 031661

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.13.05.08
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P561712
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P561712

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 031661
Accession Number	1876-11-17, 1388

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
2025-05-27 at 10:24:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-06 at 14:33:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 031661 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561712.

BM 031661 artifact entry (No. P561712). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561712 (Original work published 2025)

BM 031661 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561712 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561712},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 031661 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561712.

BM 031661 artifact entry (No. P561712). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561712 (Original work published 2025)

BM 031661 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561712 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 031661 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561712},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561712},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561712
LB  - CDLI:P561712
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BM 031661 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561712
ER  -