CT 55, 589 (P314982)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055935

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 43.0 mm

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 31.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 55, 589

    [Pinches1982CT55] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1982. Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 55. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 399

    [Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 290

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

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  • Museum No.: BM 055935
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0294

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-06 at 10:15:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:37:51 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:32:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-06 at 16:54:43 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-11-09 at 23:28:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune Achemenet Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026908 (composite) (P556726) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 55, 589 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2025. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P314982.
CT 55, 589 artifact entry (No. P314982). (2025, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P314982 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 589 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P314982 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P314982},
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