BBS 120 (P513718)

Official or display coffer 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 091004

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Coffer

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

393.0 mm × 502.0 mm × 175.0 mm

Witness

object clay coffer
surface a
1. s,al-lam {d}utu _en zimbir{ki} a-szib-bi e2-babbar-ra
 en: Image of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, dwelling in Ebabbar.
2. s,al-lam {d}utu _en zimbir{ki} a-szib-bi e2-babbar-ra
 en: Image of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, dwelling in Ebabbar.
surface b
1. s,al-lam {d}utu _en zimbir{ki} a-szib-bi e2-babbar-ra
 en: Image of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, dwelling in Ebabbar.
2. s,al-lam {d}utu _en zimbir{ki} a-szib-bi e2-babbar-ra
 en: Image of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, dwelling in Ebabbar.
surface c
1. s,al-lam {d}utu _en zimbir{ki} a-szib-bi e2-babbar-ra
 en: Image of Šamaš, lord of Sippar, dwelling in Ebabbar.

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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Coffer Artifact type comments:

    coffer

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 393.0 high × 502.0 wide × 175.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    coffer


  • primary: BBS, 120

    [King1912BBS] King, Leonard W. 1912. Babylonian Boundary Stones and Memorial Tablets in the British Museum.

  • history: Woods, Christopher E., JCS 56 (2004) 023-103,

    [sec136838] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 091004
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-06-04 at 16:08:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Woods, Christopher CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“BBS 120 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 3, 2019. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513718.
BBS 120 artifact entry (No. P513718). (2019, June 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513718
BBS 120 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513718 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {jun 3},
	title = {BBS 120 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P513718},
}

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