BM 068948 (P588012)

Administrative 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 068948

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.--.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P588012
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P588012

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 068948
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 08947

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-29 at 16:36:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-06 at 10:55:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 068948 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P588012.

BM 068948 artifact entry (No. P588012). (2025, December 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P588012 (Original work published 2025)

BM 068948 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P588012 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 068948 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P588012.

BM 068948 artifact entry (No. P588012). (2025, December 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P588012 (Original work published 2025)

BM 068948 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P588012 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 29},
	title = {BM 068948 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P588012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P588012},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - BM 068948 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P588012
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