CT 55, 061 (P314452)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057003

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P314452

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 43.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 057003
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1411

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet) 3575436
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.57003
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-1411

References

  • primary: CT 55, 61

    [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, 160

    [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, 386

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-28 at 15:18:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-20 at 19:15:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-20 at 14:49:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 metadata Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune Achemenet Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314452.
CT 55, 061 artifact entry (No. P314452). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314452 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 061 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314452 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314452.
CT 55, 061 artifact entry (No. P314452). (2025, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314452 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 061 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314452 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
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	month = {dec 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314452},
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PY  - 2025
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LB  - CDLI:P314452
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CT 55, 061 artifact entry
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