BM 083279 (P596866)

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 083279

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	Cambyses2.--.--.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P596866
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P596866

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 083279
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 0442

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-22 at 10:13:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-20 at 18:01:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-05 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 083279 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P596866.

BM 083279 artifact entry (No. P596866). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596866 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083279 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596866 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596866},
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083279 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P596866.

BM 083279 artifact entry (No. P596866). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596866 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083279 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596866 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 22},
	title = {BM 083279 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596866},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/22/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P596866
LB  - CDLI:P596866
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BM 083279 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596866
ER  -