BM 083989 (P597489)

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 083989

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.--.06.25
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P597489
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P597489

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 083989
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 1152

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-31 at 15:24:26	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 083989 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 31, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597489.

BM 083989 artifact entry (No. P597489). (2025, December 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597489 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083989 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597489 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083989 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 31, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597489.

BM 083989 artifact entry (No. P597489). (2025, December 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597489 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083989 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597489 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	month = {dec 31},
	title = {BM 083989 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P597489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597489},
}

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