CT 55, 868 (P315261)

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 056885

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)

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Measurements

37.0 mm × 50.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 50.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 55, 868

    [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: OBO 218 & 260, vol. 2, no. 596

    [Zawadzki2006-2013Garments] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006-2013. Garments of the Gods : Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218 & 260. Fribourg : Academic Press ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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  • Museum No.: BM 056885
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-08 at 13:42:36 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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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Cite this Artifact

“CT 55, 868 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P315261.
CT 55, 868 artifact entry (No. P315261). (2025, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315261 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 868 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315261 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 55, 868 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P315261.
CT 55, 868 artifact entry (No. P315261). (2025, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315261 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 868 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315261 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 8},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315261},
}

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