BM 046929 (P570685)

Purchase and sale 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 046929

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.06.05.14 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P570685
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P570685

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 046929
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0395

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
2025-12-19 at 19:54:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	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 18:25:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 046929 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570685.

BM 046929 artifact entry (No. P570685). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570685 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046929 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570685 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 046929 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570685.

BM 046929 artifact entry (No. P570685). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570685 (Original work published 2025)

BM 046929 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570685 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 19},
	title = {BM 046929 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570685},
}

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TI  - BM 046929 artifact entry
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