BM 079076 (P583160)

Legal 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 079076

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Artaxerxes.--.01.22
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	P583160
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P583160

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 079076
Accession Number	1889-04-26 Bu, 0373

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 380a

[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.
citation: Iraq 54 (pp. 119-139), 139

[Stolper1992Iraq54] Stolper, Matthew W. 1992. “Late Achaemenid Texts from Dilbat.” Iraq 54: 119–39.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-26 at 11:49:44	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

“BM 079076 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583160.

BM 079076 artifact entry (No. P583160). (2025, December 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583160 (Original work published 2025)

BM 079076 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583160 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 079076 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583160.

BM 079076 artifact entry (No. P583160). (2025, December 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583160 (Original work published 2025)

BM 079076 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583160 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 26},
	title = {BM 079076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583160},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583160},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/26/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P583160
LB  - CDLI:P583160
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - BM 079076 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P583160
ER  -