Iraq 54, 121-123 (P583129)

Receipt tablet excavated in Dilbat (mod. Deilam), 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 025669

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes2.03.02.26
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P583129
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P583129

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Dilbat (mod. Deilam)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 025669
Accession Number	1898-02-16, 0723

References

primary: Iraq 54 (pp. 119-139), 121-123

[Stolper1992Iraq54] Stolper, Matthew W. 1992. “Late Achaemenid Texts from Dilbat.” Iraq 54: 119–39.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 227

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-24 at 17:13:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-01 at 10:12:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 54, 121-123 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583129.

Iraq 54, 121-123 artifact entry (No. P583129). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583129 (Original work published 2025)

Iraq 54, 121-123 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583129 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583129},
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Cite this Artifact

“Iraq 54, 121-123 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583129.

Iraq 54, 121-123 artifact entry (No. P583129). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583129 (Original work published 2025)

Iraq 54, 121-123 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583129 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 24},
	title = {Iraq 54, 121-123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583129},
}

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