BM 101986 (P601820)

Legal tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), 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 101986

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Promissory note)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Promissory note)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.05.04.25
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P601820
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P601820

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 101986
Accession Number	1905-11-13, 0011

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-01-01 at 16:34:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-13 at 15:30:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 101986 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P601820.

BM 101986 artifact entry (No. P601820). (2026, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P601820 (Original work published 2025)

BM 101986 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P601820 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P601820},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 101986 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P601820.

BM 101986 artifact entry (No. P601820). (2026, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P601820 (Original work published 2025)

BM 101986 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P601820 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {BM 101986 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P601820},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P601820},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P601820
LB  - CDLI:P601820
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - BM 101986 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P601820
ER  -