AfO 42/43, 48-53, no.2 (P566636)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 032205 + BM 041542 + BM 041561 + BM 041600 + BM 041720 + BM 048890Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Babylon (mod. Bābil)Artifact Type
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ClayLanguage(s)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (Sale of slaves)
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: AfO 42/43 (pp. 33-63), 48-53, no. 2
[Wunsch1995/96AfO42/43] Wunsch, Cornelia. 1995–96. “Die Frauen Der Familie Egibi.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 42/43: 33–63.
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- Museum No.: BM 032205 + BM 041542 + BM 041561 + BM 041600 + BM 041720 + BM 048890
- Accession No.: 1876-11-17, 1932 + 1881-06-25, 0156 + 1881-06-25, 0175 + 1881-06-25, 0215 + 1881-06-25, 0339 + 1881-11-03, 1601
- Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.acc.--.--
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| 2025-12-19 at 10:43:11 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-11-28 at 17:03:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-25 at 14:00:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-25 at 13:37:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-09 at 18:33:15 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-05-09 at 18:22:08 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“AfO 42/43, 48-53, No.2 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566636.
AfO 42/43, 48-53, no.2 artifact entry (No. P566636). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566636 (Original work published 2025)
AfO 42/43, 48-53, no.2 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566636 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
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