CT 55, 168 (P314559)
Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
Flat catalogue
As CSV As TSVExpanded catalogue
As JSONLinked catalogue
As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XMLText / annotations
Text data
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 056996Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
-Measurements
37.0 mm × 42.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 42.0 wide
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation:
- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s):
-
primary: CT 55, 168
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: BM 056996
- Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 1404
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.--.12.11
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 at 20:09:52 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
 |
|
| 2025-11-20 at 19:15:38 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
|
|
| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
|
| 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 |
|
| 2022-11-09 at 23:28:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune | Achemenet | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
|
| 2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
|
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Achemenet (3616604) (3616604)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.56996) (BM.56996)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-1404) (W_1882-0714-1404)
General Notes:
-
CDLI Notes:
-
Cite this Artifact
“CT 55, 168 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314559.
CT 55, 168 artifact entry (No. P314559). (2025, December 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314559 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 168 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314559 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2025CT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
year = {2025},
month = {dec 19},
title = {CT 55, 168 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P314559},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314559},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2025/12/19/ PY - 2025 ID - P314559 LB - CDLI:P314559 M1 - 2026/1/19/ TI - CT 55, 168 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P314559 ER -