Rental of Houses 129 (P507719)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 033966

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (House rental contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 72.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 72.0 wide
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  • history: BM Guide 1908, p. 217

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Bertin 2748 unpublished copy,

    [sec136952] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM 033966
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  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Darius1.36.05.05
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Rental of Houses 129 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507719.
Rental of Houses 129 artifact entry (No. P507719). (2023, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507719 (Original work published 2017)
Rental of Houses 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507719 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {Rental of {Houses} 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P507719},
}


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