BM 046652 (P570511)

Legal 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 046652

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.04.09.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P570511
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P570511

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive	Šangû-Ninurta
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 046652
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0118

References

citation: AOAT 330 (pp. 365 - 380), 365-380

[Wunsch2005AOAT330] Wunsch, Cornelia. 2005. “The Sangû-Ninurta Archive.” In Approaching the Babylonian Economy: Proceedings of the START Project Symposium Held in Vienna, 1-3 July 2004 , edited by Heather D. Baker and Michael Jursa, 365–80. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 330.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-15 at 18:37:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-25 at 16:39:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-22 at 13:35:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 046652 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570511.

BM 046652 artifact entry (No. P570511). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570511 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046652 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570511 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 046652 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570511.

BM 046652 artifact entry (No. P570511). (2025, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570511 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046652 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570511 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {BM 046652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570511},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/15/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P570511
LB  - CDLI:P570511
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 046652 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P570511
ER  -