Iraq 54, 120 (P586737)

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 067423

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Dilbat (mod. Deilam)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius2.14.09.07
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P586737
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P586737

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 067423
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 07420

References

primary: Iraq 54 (pp. 119-139), 120

[Stolper1992Iraq54] Stolper, Matthew W. 1992. “Late Achaemenid Texts from Dilbat.” Iraq 54: 119–39.
history: Oppert-Menant Documents juridiques, 276-278, no. 6

[Oppert1877DocumentsJuridiques] Oppert, Jules, and Joachim Menant. 1877. Documents Juridiques de l’Assyrie et de La Chaldée. Paris.
citation: Fs Larsen (pp. 511 - 549), 520

[Stolper2004FsLarsen] Stolper, Matthew W. 2004. “The Kasr Texts, the Rich Collection, the Bellino Copies, and the Grotefend Nachlass.” In Assyria and beyond. Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by Jan Gerrit Dercksen, 511–49. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 100. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-24 at 17:05:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-24 at 15:52:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-05 at 14:01:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Iraq 54, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P586737.

Iraq 54, 120 artifact entry (No. P586737). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P586737 (Original work published 2025)

Iraq 54, 120 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P586737 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Iraq 54, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P586737.

Iraq 54, 120 artifact entry (No. P586737). (2025, December 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P586737 (Original work published 2025)

Iraq 54, 120 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P586737 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 24},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P586737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P586737},
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